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Land deal to create HealthFirst's new clinic raises questions

Though original plans were to renovate this structure, HealthFirst now intends to raze the building and replace it.

Most agree a $11.7 million public health clinic that could help thousands of poor people get medical and dental treatment would be positive for Lexington. But opinions vary dramatically about benefits of the land deal between developer Ted J. Mims... 2 hours ago

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FAMILY

Take care of your skin in the sun

As the weather turns warmer and children and adults spend more time outside, preventing sunburns becomes important. A sunburn occurs when the skin becomes burned from exposure to invisible light called ultraviolet (UV) light. UV light comes from the sun and can cause a sunburn when a person is in...
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Nurses' labor of love is all in the family for grandmother-granddaughter team

When soon-to-be mothers are feeling exhausted and ready to give up, Krissy Maher, a labor and delivery nurse at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, regularly calls in the Pushing Specialist.
FAMILY

Navigating the family vacation: Roller coasters can be exciting, but it pays to consider what constitutes a real adventure

When Keith Bellows' firstborn, Adam, was 18, his idea of getting outdoors was "opening a window," Bellows says.
FAMILY

Nia Vardalos adopts new attitude on sharing

Nia Vardalos made an art of airing the family laundry. A delightful, bighearted, lucrative art.
FAMILY

Backyard playsets reach a new level

It is the kind of tree house that a kid could spend all day and all night inside.
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Poop in pools more common than you may think, CDC warns

Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have pooped in the pool.
FAMILY

NICUs are tense, hopeful places for parents of newborns

Little Carter Silveira was sound asleep in the Sutter Memorial Hospital neonatal intensive care unit.
FAMILY

Local filmmakers seek donations to make movie about Jarrett's Joy Cart

Two Lexington filmmakers are hoping to make a movie about Jarrett Mynear, the 13-year-old boy who, before he died of cancer, inspired others with his giving spirit and whose legacy is Jarrett's Joy Cart.
FOOD

Get fired up about trying something new on the grill

It's May, and that means grilling season is officially here. So fill up the propane tank or buy a new bag of charcoal, and get your flame on.
FAMILY

Doctors welcome Chinese girls with medical needs into their family

An outraged Janet Agranoff watched in 1996 as "60 Minutes" aired a report about "dying rooms" in Chinese orphanages, where infants and toddlers - most of them girls - were left to starve. When the report ended, the obstetrician-turned-stay-at-home-mom looked at her husband and said, "We're going...