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Health & Wellness

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Local
2 months ago
Watch our app! The NEW CapitolCityNow app is available for download!

A new app, easier to see and use!

Jen Boyer, after 14 years at Springfield Clinic, is now chief nursing executive at Memorial Health.
Local
2 months ago
Former Springfield Clinic leader moves to Memorial

Jen Boyer was acting CEO of Springfield Clinic for a time.

Aryn Hunter will become Chief Administrative Officer of HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital July 19.
Local
2 months ago
Children’s hospital names first ‘Chief Administrative Officer’

Aryn Hunter starts July 19.

Local
2 months ago
Illinois food assistance error rate continues to grow as federal penalties loom

State plans to hire hundreds of employees to meet federal requirements.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
National
2 months ago
Dozens of states could face new costs because of high error rates in SNAP food aid

Other jurisdictions receiving a one-year, cost-share delay are Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon and the District of Columbia.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaking at the Wednesday bill signing for a new law that will protect abortion patients’ medical records from out-of-state retaliation.
IL State News
2 months ago
Pritzker signs bill protecting medical records for abortion patients in Illinois

The new law will shield people from out-of-state retaliation.

FILE: Megan Jeyifo, executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, speaks to members of the Illinois delegation on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
IL State News
2 months ago
Illinois’ abortion landscape continues to evolve amid persistent growth in demand

Number of out-of-state people seeking care in Illinois continues to increase.

walking woman
Local
2 months ago
Memorial therapist says simple steps help people stay active

Garrisson said setting realistic goals is key for people trying to become more active

A lone star tick crawls on southern Illinois University zoology professor Agustín Jiménez’s hand on April 13, 2026, in Thompson Woods in Carbondale, Illinois. (Photo by Riley Sembler)
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
In the Shawnee: Alpha-gal syndrome poses threat to southern Illinoisans as tick population surges

The condition can trigger, among other things, severe allergic reactions to eating red meat.

Advocates and patients announced lawsuits against “medical aid in dying” legislation at a news conference in New York. (Photo provided by the Patients Rights Action Fund)
IL State News
2 months ago
Advocates, patients file lawsuit to block ‘medical aid in dying’ law in Illinois

The lawsuit seeks to strike down the September-effective law for discrimination.

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