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The World Health Organization recently designated addiction to video games as a mental health condition called "gaming disorder."

Are your kids addicted to video games? Here’s what to look for

December 13, 2018 at 7:03 a.m.

If your kids are spending their summer days playing Fortnite, you might be wondering what to make of the recent World Health Organization announcement, which designated compulsive video gaming as...

Extra sperm, eggs, embryos mean parents must make decisions

December 13, 2018 at 6:22 a.m.

It was 2008, and for more than a year, Patrick and Kate Sandusky had been trying to get pregnant. Facing infertility, the Lakeview couple hadn’t thought about having too many...

Elizabeth Lopez y su madre Hortencia Lopez. (Courtney Pedroza/baiduhai)

Una promesa a sus padres impulsa a una joven graduada de Benito Juárez a estudiar leyes de inmigración

December 13, 2018 at 6:19 a.m.

En un día dedicado a celebrar sus logros, Elizabeth López de 17 años, solo quería hablar de sus padres, quienes emigraron de México cuando eran adolescentes.López se preparaba para graduarse...

Elizabeth Lopez is comforted by her mother Hortencia as she gets emotional before her graduation ceremony at Navy Pier's Aon Grand Ballroom on June 11, 2018. Lopez kept a promise to her mother that she would receive a scholarship to college, as her parents emigrated from Mexico and were unable to have an education past the third grade.

Chicago high school graduate has sights set on immigration law, fulfilling a promise to her parents

December 13, 2018 at 6:21 a.m.

On a day dedicated to celebrating her achievements, she only wanted to talk about those of her parents, who emigrated from Mexico as teenagers. Elizabeth Lopez, 17, was preparing to...

Why 2 doctors are driving cross-country to tackle male health and body image

April 5, 2019 at 10:26 p.m.

Florida physicians Drs. Jamin Brahmbhatt and Sijo Parekattil will be in Chicago on Thursday as part of their annual road trip across the country to raise awareness for men’s health....

For Marisa Buchheit, former Miss Illinois, the swimsuit section felt empowering.

Should Miss America contestants be partially judged on appearance? Former Miss Illinois feels ‘torn’

December 13, 2018 at 5:52 a.m.

The Miss America competition announced Tuesday that it would not only not judge women by their bikini bodies but not by beauty in general. Gretchen Carlson, a former Miss America...

Abuse of immigrant children alleged in documents examined by Chicago law students

December 13, 2018 at 5:40 a.m.

Getting elbowed in the stomach. Being lifted by the neck. Getting kicked in the ribs. These are all things the American Civil Liberties Union says immigrant children who crossed the...

The nursing staff at Swedish Covenant Hospital met in February to discuss treatment of sexual assault patients. The hospital's nurses are paid for their time in training, but not every hospital has nurses who are specially trained to treat sexual assault patients.

Illinois Senate passes legislation to improve care for sexual assault patients

December 14, 2018 at 8:44 a.m.

The Illinois Senate passed legislation Friday to ensure that rape and sexual assault victims in emergency rooms are seen by someone trained to treat them. The legislation, which passed the...

Jill Stephenson looks at the last pictures she took with her son before walking to the beach close to her home in Gary, Ind., on May 22, 2018.

Veteran’s organs benefited dozens. Now his mom walks for a more meaningful Memorial Day.

December 14, 2018 at 8:18 a.m.

Jill Stephenson has taken heavier steps before. To hug her son goodbye each time he deployed. To step onto a plane headed for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. To...

Garden by the Bay South is a nature park near the Bayfront Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore. A number of conservatories are here, minimizing the city's environmental footprint and demonstrating sustainable building technologies. Visitors can take in the Flower Dome, Cloud Mountain (a structure made of plants) and Supertree Grove (vertical, treelike gardens with unique plants and photovoltaic cells that capture solar energy for use elsewhere in the park).

Hospitals push back against timeline to train more nurses in sexual assault care

May 20, 2018 at 5:52 p.m.

A group that represents Illinois hospitals is pushing back against a bill that would require hospitals to have specially trained medical providers available to treat rape and sexual assault victims....

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