[ad_1] Today is “World Contraception Day”. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the purpose of creating this day was to promote the right of couples and individuals to make decisions about their pregnancy. As of 2021, WHO found that the use of contraception could have reduced maternal mortality by 40%. However, students find that ...

[ad_1] A new community-level public health data portal is now available in Cook County. The Cook County Health Atlas enables residents, community organizations, researchers and public health officials to easily access, analyze, and download neighborhood-level health data from 26 cities and 176 zip codes in rural Cook County. A searchable database that you can use ...

[ad_1] With all eyes on this afternoon’s Presidents Cup finale, we were in danger of missing out on some seriously competitive golf on the Ladies European Tour. The KPMG Irish Open at Dromoland Castle ended in dramatic fashion, with Czech Republic’s Klara Spilkova winning with a birdie on the first playoff hole. Her regulation play ...

[ad_1] Runners should visit the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo before heading out for the 44th Annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 9th. As a one-stop station for race day preparation, the expo will perform packet pick-ups and share important information. The expo also includes hundreds of vendors and exhibits. Here’s what you ...

[ad_1] Chicago (WLS) — The Better Government Association is investigating complaints that the school system does not include classroom assistants in the decision-making process. Chicago Public Schools policy states that special education classroom assistants may be invited to individualized education program meetings. However, local activists and parents have told the BGA that the policy is ...

[ad_1] Does gun violence affect the mental health of children in the United States? This question has the same answer as most questions about child and adolescent development. Simple causation rarely applies equally to all children, and the same exposure can even have opposite effects in different children. It is the essential truth of the ...

[ad_1] Patrice Thibodeau Posted photo Patrice M. Thibodeau, MD joined HealthReach Community Health Centers in July. She has over 25 years of primary care experience serving patients of all ages. Communication and outreach for HealthReach Community Health Centers News of her specialist Jessica Billington, according to her release, Thibodeau services across multiple sites to ensure ...

[ad_1] The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign launches a new Professional Master of Computer Science in Chicago with Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) designed as a pathway for computer science students to continue their education and accelerate their careers. Grainger College of Engineering’s Graduate Program in Computer Science, Ranked 5th in the U.S. by US News ...