1+ week, 1+ day ago  (718+ words) Two pediatric trauma leaders at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria are sounding the alarm on the rapid rise of severe injuries tied to e-bikes and e-scooters, emphasizing that the high-speed, heavy devices should be treated more like…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (173+ words) Camp Good Grief, offered through a partnership between IU Health and Redcrest Healthcare, can help with these feelings, emotions and thoughts. After the death of a loved one, kids often think: • They won’t feel good again. • No one understands. • Parents…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (216+ words) Launched in 2021, Birth to Five Illinois works in every community in the State to: Continually assess the Early Childhood programs available in each Region. Understand what is available versus what local families say their children need. Bring together community members…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (356+ words) First impressions may start long before a handshake — One in five Americans say they judge others by their first name alone, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans found that 18% of those polled said they’ll make assumptions about someone…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (914+ words) A teacher who banned smartphones in his own home says the U.K.’s new social media ban for under-16s is a “brave and bold step.” The move, announced by the prime minister today, will stop under-16s from accessing platforms like TikTok,…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (1198+ words) “What do dads do on Tuesdays?” This wasn’t a rhetorical question when I posed it to my wife as our daughter’s birth approached. Before my daughter was born, I had seen my father just once in the past 27 years. That’s…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (654+ words) A mom whose terminal cancer was misdiagnosed as kidney stones is now fighting to see her daughter walk down the aisle. Sharon Irvine first sought medical help after experiencing crippling pain in her lower back — but was told that the…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (363+ words) This is the moment a cute baby elephant celebrates the World Cup — by "playing soccer." The male Asian elephant calf was delivered at Whipsnade Zoo, in Bedfordshire, on Monday, June 8, weighing 110 kg (243 pounds) and measuring 1 meter (3.3 feet) tall. But within…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (397+ words) Two adorable baby elephant shrews have been born at a zoo - just months after it became the first to ever breed the African species in the UK. Hertfordshire Zoo is celebrating the second consecutive breeding success for its rare black…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (370+ words) MERRILLVILLE — June is National Safety Month and Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO) is sharing an important reminder for its customers: when planning and carrying out home improvement projects that involve electricity and natural gas equipment and lines, don’t…...