A Cary mother to ten-year-old triplets is on the road to recovery after a breast cancer diagnosis led her to a team of medical experts at Advocate good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.
A posse of firefighters suited in pink rolled into Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital on pink firetrucks Wednesday, the latest stop in their “Pink Heals” tour, bringing truckloads of support and love to
Benjamin Franklin, Anne Frank and Ronald Reagan are just a few of the many famous people known for keeping handwritten journals before technology boomed. Pen and paper may be old-fashioned, but recent
On July first, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital will temporarily close its main hospital entrance and lobby for the next 18 months as construction continues inside the hospital. Crews will be starting new
Advocate Good Shepherd has received the Mission: Lifeline® Silver Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer
Summer travel plans? When you think of travel, do you think of it as a healthy activity? According to USA Student Travel, there are four reasons why travel is healthy… 1. Exercise
On June 28, Barrington resident Don Macdonald will be kayaking around Manhattan Island to support Doug McConnell, his friend and endurance training partner who will be competing in the Manhattan Island Swim
As I have grown older, my allergies, asthma and sinus issues have greatly increased. I tend to dread the fall and spring allergy seasons. However, last year I started taking allergy drops,
Seven months after the official groundbreaking of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital’s $250 million expansion and campus modernization project, construction crews are kicking things into high gear now that milder weather has returned.
According to a new position statement from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), current evidence does not support the conclusion that labor induction or other means of stimulating contractions causes
Sleep is important in early childhood especially when young bodies and minds are developing quickly. A new study finds that the more time young children spend watching TV, the less likely they
If you’d rather put off until tomorrow what could be done today, blame your parents. Researchers have discovered there may be a genetic reason for these tendencies, genetically linking procrastination and impulsivity
Our kids’ amazing pediatrician, Dr. Mary Collins is one of four local health experts who will be talking about how families can adopt healthier lifestyles to benefit our children later this month.
Does an apple a day keeps the doctor away? As it turns out, eating just one apple isn’t nearly enough. A new study suggests people who eat up to seven servings of
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which should be a friendly reminder for those 50 and older to schedule an appointment for a colonoscopy screening. If everyone 50 years or older