May is Women’s Health Month. We want to help you get and stay healthy – and that starts with you taking control of your health and wellness! According to the Office on Women’s Health, the guidelines for healthy living by age have the same basic foundation: eat...

We know how hectic summer time can be. There are memories to be made, sports to travel to, and we also have to figure out how to schedule in leisure time – right? That’s why NorthShore wants to help you get a Jump Start on Back to School. For the month of May, we will...

Easter baskets can make us think of plastic grass – that gets everywhere – and the smell of sugar in the way of jelly beans. If you’re looking for healthier options for your favorite little one’s basket for the coming holiday, we’ve put together a few ideas for you....

Ruby Hirose, a name often left out of history books. Ruby was the first second generation Japanese American to graduate from her high school in Washington. She would go on to receive both her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Pharmacology from the University of...

Matilda Joslyn Gage was many things. According to history sources she was “a pioneering suffragist, abolitionist, Native American rights advocate, a humanitarian, a visionary.” Matilda was born in 1826, and would make the first of many public speeches in 1852, at the...

Michelle Obama was born 58 years ago in Illinois. She grew up on the south side of Chicago with a blue collar family background. The forty-fourth first lady of the United States of America would go on to get her undergraduate degree from Princeton before attending...

It’s often stated that Marie Curie was curious, from a young age – she seemingly always enjoyed science and research. Years down the road, this would lead to her discovering radium and polonium. It would, unfortunately, also likely contribute to her death. Marie Curie...

St. Patrick’s Day brings with it visions of four-leaf clovers, green, and the luck o’ the Irish. While we could all use a little extra good fortune and a pot of gold in our lives – good health isn’t about being lucky. It’s about being prepared. There are numerous ways...

A balanced and nutritious diet is a key part of both men and women’s over all well-being. The basics of eating healthy are the same for all of us. Women, however, do have special nutrition needs that change during the different stages of their lives. According to the...

Daniel Hale Williams was among the first doctors in the United States to successfully perform open heart surgery! Not only was he a pioneer of medicine, and a skilled surgeon – he opened a racially-integrated hospital and improved existing hospitals quality of care....