Health & Wellness

An Elmhurst wife and mom of three teens, Moira Papp can says she has something in common with global icon Celine Dion. They both suffer from Stiff Person Syndrome or SPS, a rare chronic autoimmune neurological disorder, NBC Chicago’s Lauren Petty reports.

An Elmhurst wife and mom of three teens, Moira Papp can says she has something in common with global icon Celine Dion. They both suffer from Stiff Person Syndrome or SPS, a rare chronic autoimmune neurological disorder.

Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, a progressive disorder that makes it difficult for a person to understand and express language, NBC Chicago’s Lauren Petty reports.

Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan, 34, is used to being a star on the basketball court, but he’s taking on a new role speaking out about mental health.

According to government guidelines, fruit, along with vegetables, should form the cornerstone of your diet. Yet, the reality is that a mere 12% of adults meet the recommended 1 ½ to 2 cups of fruit (or the equivalent) daily. 

A medication designed to prevent severe allergic reactions from food allergies has been approved by the FDA, NBC Chicago’s Lauren Petty reports.

Women who exercised regularly had a 36% lower risk of dying from a cardiovascular issue such as a heart attack or stroke, the study found, whereas men who exercised regularly had a 14% lower risk. 

High levels of niacin, an essential B vitamin, may raise the risk of heart disease by triggering inflammation and damaging blood vessels, according to new research.

A non-profit is hoping to improve awareness about eating disorders through performance art. ANAD, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, will presenting “This Is My Brave – The Show” on Feb. 27 in Evanston. “We get to celebrate these 21 stories through song through dance through poetry and essay. And we get to just make it a…

NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard is “awake and feeling great” a day after a heart transplant, according to his wife.

People in the remote area of Hunza Valley, Pakistan live to 100 years or beyond. Samantha Shea, who has been living there for two years, shares their diet and lifestyle secrets for longevity.

Every year, about 2,000 people under the age of 25 die from sudden cardiac arrest in the U.S., but a free screening program that travels to Chicago-area high schools is hoping to prevent these tragic deaths, NBC Chicago’s Lauren Petty reports.

Every year, about 2,000 people under the age of 25 die from sudden cardiac arrest in the U.S., but a free screening program that travels to Chicago-area high schools is hoping to prevent these tragic deaths.

A suburban mother says her son with cerebral palsy and epilepsy has missed multiple appointments with specialists due to ambulances refusing to transport him, NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A Frankfort family is turning their pain into purpose, forming the Maddog Strong Foundation to encourage organ donation after their daughter’s organ donation saved three lives.

On National Organ Donation Day, NBC Chicago’s Lauren Petty talks to Frankfort family aiming to get more people registered to become organ donors.

A newly introduced bill in Illinois could make the state the latest so-called “right to die” state in the U.S.

Bone fractures related to pickleball have increased 200% over the last 20 years.

When Reish Baboolal experienced shortness of breath he thought he had a cold. He later learned he had congestive heart failure and needed bypass surgery.

Scot Pollard needs a heart transplant, and the already dire predicament is made more difficult by the fact so few donors can provide him with a pump big and strong enough to supply blood to his body.