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.
As World Pancreatic Cancer Day falls during a time and with the coronavirus pandemic changing the way many of us go to the doctor, early detection could be delayed.
An American Psychological Association survey shows 68 percent of Americans said the 2020 election “is a very or somewhat significant” stressor in their lives.
In accordance with the guidance, all local election authorities will be required to develop written COVID-19 prevention plans for all polling sites within their jurisdiction.
The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area. According to the department, one person in Hillsborough County contracted Naegleria fowleri, which is a single-cell amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal.
Mercyhealth could be closing another unit at one of its local hospitals but first it needs the green light from the state health facilities and services review board.
The new figures bring the total to 147,251 cases and 7,020 deaths so far in Illinois. The six deaths are the lowest in a 24-hour period since March 25, when three deaths were announced.
Getting kids off the couch and outside for activities is not only good for reducing weight gain, but also for reducing the risk of getting bladder cancer, according to Dr. Daniel Sadowski of Rockford Urological Associates.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 975 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 72 additional confirmed deaths.\
Boone County is now at 493 total positive COVID-19 cases. No new deaths were announced meaning the total still stands at 19. 13 of the deaths involve residents from Symphony Northwoods.
