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Gov. JB Pritzker participates in a news conference about the effectiveness of vaccines.
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
August marks National Immunization Awareness Month

Governor and former nurse: Vaccines really do save lives.

Girl Scouts of Central Illinois donated Girl Scout cookies to frontline health care workers at Springfield Memorial Hospital as part of Operation Cookie Share.
Local
1 year ago
Girls Scouts make cookie delivery to Springfield Memorial Hospital

The donations were supported by a community fundraising drive held in June.

Memorial Health Mental Health Wellness Kit
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Memorial Health partners with area libraries to distribute mental health wellness kits

The kits include books about emotions and mental health, worksheets on breathing and grounding techniques, coloring pages, local support and mental health resources.

Health & Wellness
1 year ago
HSHS introduces ‘Community Connect’

“…a digital database of free or reduced cost community-based programs and services available in the communities we serve.”

heat
Sports
1 year ago
Experts warn of heat risks and injuries as high school fall sports begin

With August temperatures soaring, the risk of heat-related illnesses is a growing concern.

Lake Springfield air pollution looking at CWLP
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to large swaths of the Midwest

Officials said the smoke could spread as far south as Tennessee and Missouri.

Lake Springfield air pollution looking at CWLP
Local
1 year ago
Low air quality impacts central Illinois

Canadian wildfire smoke is again to blame

A look at a weight room
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
As student athletes return to training, OSF trainer shares tips to stay safe in the weight room

With August approaching, high school and college athletes are heading back into weight rooms to prepare for the fall season. But as they push to get stronger and faster, one local expert is reminding them that safety comes first

Sen. Duck Durbin (D-IL) shakes the hand of Dr. Don Torry, Dean of Research at SIU School of Medicine, as other administrators look on.
Education
1 year ago
Durbin: Trump budget bill will impact medical students, medical research, too

Durbin says medical schools and medical research will be among the things he thinks will suffer

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