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ImpactLife's Jim Watts with blood donation
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
ImpactLife celebrates 50 years of saving lives through blood donation

Springfield Memorial Hospital and HSHS St. John’s Hospital are among more than 120 hospitals in four states that receive blood from ImpactLife.

Culex Mosquito
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
IDPH announces first human case of West Nile virus in 2024

In 2023, Illinois had 119 human WNV cases and six deaths.

Schizophrenia
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Drug trial for a new schizophrenia medication set to get underway at SIU School of Medicine

Valbenazine is an adjunct to the main treatment for schizophrenia.

Gov. JB Pritzker
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Pritzker signs law banning health insurance companies’ ‘predatory tactics,’ including step therapy

Pritzker says the law blocks “predatory tactics to make an extra dime”

HSHS and Memorial signs
Local
2 years ago
Local Health Care Organizations Implement Strategies to Combat Nursing Shortage

Local health care organizations are implementing measures to attract and retain nursing professionals in Central Illinois while sparking interest in the younger generation.

IRONMAN
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Illinois to host its first IRONMAN triathlon thanks to tourism grant

The economic impact of the event is anticipated to be more than $45 million over three years.

kids social media
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
No substitute for parent’s guidance when it comes to social media and kids

The U.S. surgeon general says its dangers are out of hand, recommending warning labels – pop-ups, for example.