The CDC reported Friday that 66 Illinois counties are now listed at the high community level for COVID-19 and 31 counties are rated at the medium community level.
Doctors used to recommend two hours of screen time a day for kids, but in an era of smart phones and tablets, the feedback from patients and families show the two hour rule doesn’t work, according to experts.
The study revealed that even just 15 minutes a week of brisk walking or biking can help you think quicker and combat the delay in processing speed that comes with aging.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation this month that all prostate screenings will be covered without having to deal with any other charge. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men.
The type of virus circulating this year tends to cause the largest amount of severe disease, especially in the elderly and the very young, an expert said.
“My experience being hospitalized with COVID identified a need for not only prevention, but intervention, and I want to advocate for additional treatment options to be readily available to Winnebago County residents,” says Chairman Chiarelli.
Mercyhealth health network is shuffling patient services to specific locations; outpatient to its Rockton campus and inpatient to the Riverside campus. The move comes from staffing shortages and facility capacity.
The departments raised almost $800 for the Patricia D. Pere Center for cancer care. Funds will help in areas like general patient assistance for travel costs.
JoAnn Gorsline is a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurse at Mercyhealth’s Javon Bea Hospital–Riverside made the costumes that include Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, Babybel Cheese, a cheeseburger, fries and more.
In a press release, the health department says less than 50 percent of the eligible population in Winnebago County is vaccinated and that makes for a “substantial” risk for transmission of COVID-19 among the unvaccinated and children under the age of 12.
The new clinic at 1200 W. State Street in Rockford is a state-of-the-art facility that offers medical, dental and behavioral healthcare needs along with an onsite Walgreens pharmacy.
Aragorn Luiting received the Kelsea Anderson scholarship. It was created in memory of Anderson, who was an OrthoIllinois physical therapy assistant who died in January of 2018.
Last week’s decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court striking down the governor’s emergency order, which included the mask mandate, now impacts that federal food aid money, taking it completely off the table.
While COVID-19 still dominates talk this February, every other year the second month is the peak month of flue season. But one local doctor says this year’s flu season is almost non existent.
The City of Rockford, Winnebago County, Rockford Fire Department, Mercyhealth, OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center and SwedishAmerican have launched PulsePoint.
