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Mike Riopell
Mike Riopell

Mike Riopell, health enews contributor, is a media relations coordinator with Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. He previously worked as a reporter and editor covering politics and government for the Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald and Bloomington Pantagraph, among others. He enjoys bicycles, home repair, flannel shirts and being outside.

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What you should — and shouldn’t — do when you work out right now  Featured
What you should — and shouldn’t — do when you work out right now
A doctor that has worked with Olympic marathoners has some simple advice, and it isn’t to train like an Olympian.
Fauci: ‘I vaccinated Santa Claus myself’ 
Fauci: ‘I vaccinated Santa Claus myself’
‘“I measured his level of immunity, and he is good to go.’
Can you get back to normal life after getting a COVID-19 vaccine? 
Can you get back to normal life after getting a COVID-19 vaccine?
Experts answer your vaccine questions in a video.
VIDEO: Questions about the vaccine? Here are the answers.  Featured
VIDEO: Questions about the vaccine? Here are the answers.
Watch experts explain what you need to know.
‘When I try to sleep at night, I hear him gasping for air’ 
‘When I try to sleep at night, I hear him gasping for air’
‘They think I’m very goofy,’ she says.
A Wisconsin mayor drove the city’s ambulance until she got COVID-19. Now, she’s on the mend after months in the hospital. 
A Wisconsin mayor drove the city’s ambulance until she got COVID-19. Now, she’s on the mend after months in the hospital.
‘I am going to drive it again.’
Comedian Sinbad suffers a stroke. Do you know the signs? 
Comedian Sinbad suffers a stroke. Do you know the signs?
You should never delay care if you have these symptoms.