Stories about Health
OSF Healthcare has entered a clinical co-management agreement with OrthoMidwest, one of the largest orthopedic practices in Illinois.
The Illinois Valley Parkinson’s Support Group will hold its monthly meeting from 1-3 p.m. Monday, May 6 at the Utica Fire Station, located at the intersection of US Route 6 and Route 178.
Policies and procedures have been implemented by the Illinois Veterans’ Home in La Salle “out of an abundance of caution,” following possible cases of an infectious disease, an Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs spokesperson said.
The facility located at 2600 E. Main St. is one of over 200 WellNow urgent care centers across the country, with over 40 in the Chicago area.
The nation’s school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.
Proceeds from the event will support AID services for individuals with developmental, behavioral and crisis needs in Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, DuPage, Will, McHenry and suburban Cook County communities.
The Illinois House bill bans a practice known as step therapy that is used in some prescription drug plans.
The Will County Community Health Center Eastern Branch in Monee will now offer primary health care services on Wednesdays.
Owner Brad Edmondson has struggled with mental health problems for most of his life, but found serenity in sparring and created a safe space for those going through the same battles.
Dr. Saied Ghadersohi, an otolaryngologist on staff at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, is an expert on treating pediatric sleep apnea.
Looking directly at the sun without proper protection can cause solar retinopathy, or damage to the retina. Some people with solar retinopathy can see improvement in around six months, one area doctor says, but "if the damage is drastic, there isn’t a treatment that can be done.”
With climate change making warm winters like this year’s more likely, Dr. Rachna Shah of the Chicago area's Loyola Medicine Allergy Count said long-term trends indicate allergy season is starting earlier and lasting longer.
The expanded testing by the Illinois Department of Public Health has resulted in advisories for nine bodies of water this year.
Those who attend an upcoming mental health town hall meeting will have opportunities to discuss mental health, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disability related services and needs for our community.
The Aurora Farmer’s Market has updated its policies to prohibit the use of cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, vapes, and any other electronic smoking device on market grounds.