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When you’re sick, one of the first ques­tions you may ask your­self is, ​“Is it a cold, flu, or COVID-19?” Here are some ways you can differentiate.

You have a sore throat. Is it strep throat or a virus? Learn about the dif­fer­ences, and about the types of infec­tions that can cause a sore throat.

As trees grow bare and the weath­er becomes cool­er, many of us are prepar­ing for a long win­ter ahead. A part of this prepa­ra­tion involves plan­ning for flu sea­son cou­pled with COVID-19. We answer com­mon ques­tions you may have about this year’s flu season. 

Dis­cov­er the dif­fer­ences and ben­e­fits of Hydrafa­cial® and Dia­mond­Glow™ treat­ments. Learn how these pop­u­lar skin­care treat­ments reju­ve­nate your skin, leav­ing it smooth, hydrat­ed, and glow­ing with min­i­mal downtime.

The begin­ning of this sum­mer saw the much-antic­i­pat­ed and dread­ed ​“cica­da inva­sion,” an event where two dif­fer­ent types of cicadas — those that emerge every 13 years and those that emerge every 17 years — made their simul­ta­ne­ous appear­ance. While the buzz of cica­da wings and the sight of their emp­ty exoskele­tons has dimin­ished, the effects of this unique phe­nom­e­non are still being felt in Chica­go and its sur­round­ing suburbs.

Deter­mine if you’re get­ting enough and the right kind of pro­tein to help sup­port your health and well-being. 

You and your kids may not need to go cold turkey on social media, but set­ting bound­aries and fol­low­ing a few prac­ti­cal tips to care for your men­tal well-being in our always-on world can help each of us feel less over­whelmed and regain some con­trol of our men­tal health.

As sum­mer ends and a new school year begins, stu­dents face piv­otal tran­si­tions. Embrace these changes by stay­ing orga­nized, estab­lish­ing rou­tines, and pri­or­i­tiz­ing men­tal and phys­i­cal well-being to ensure a smooth and suc­cess­ful adjustment.

Main­tain­ing your skin’s health affects the appear­ance and the vital­i­ty of your face, a sure­fire way to keep you feel­ing youth­ful and revi­tal­ized. Whether you have dry, oily or acne prone skin, you may be the per­fect can­di­date for a facial.

Reduc­ing or elim­i­nat­ing alco­hol con­sump­tion has become increas­ing­ly pop­u­lar. There are sev­er­al rea­sons to scale back your alco­hol intake, espe­cial­ly to bet­ter your health.