2025
October
28,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Bronchiolitis is similar to bronchitis, and parents should be aware of it this fall and winter.
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October
21,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
With temperatures cooling, we’re entering the peak season for sore throats. Many cases have time-tested treatments, but some can have serious complications.
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July
09,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
The late summer-early fall period is when respiratory illnesses begin their upswing. The latest news from health officials concerns a new variant of COVID-19 that brings a bad sore throat.
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February
24,
2025
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10:02 AM
America/Chicago
Illnesses like COVID-19 and RSV can take a toll, but providers have a roadmap to get you breathing better.
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2024
September
11,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
A new COVID-19 vaccine is available for Americans. Dr. Doug Kasper, an infectious disease specialist with OSF, talks about the difference in the vaccine and where to get it.
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August
29,
2024
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09:47 AM
America/Chicago
A new COVID-19 vaccine is available for Americans. Dr. Doug Kasper, an infectious disease specialist with OSF, talks about the difference in the vaccine and where to get it.
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August
12,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
As millions of kids return to school, so returns the spread of viruses. Hear how to best protect yourself and your family ahead of the school year.
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January
25,
2024
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12:22 PM
America/Chicago
While the country deals with a nursing shortage, institutions like the OSF colleges of nursing are getting creative in ways to recruit students who are looking to pursue a solid career.
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January
23,
2024
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14:53 PM
America/Chicago
Dr. Douglas Kasper, infectious disease specialist with OSF HealthCare, explains the new COVID-19 vaccine and how to protect ourselves from the virus.
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January
12,
2024
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09:55 AM
America/Chicago
OSF OnCall is bringing its Digital Hospital to OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, allowing patients who qualify to receive hospital-level care at home.
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2023
December
27,
2023
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13:47 PM
America/Chicago
OSF HealthCare hospitals, clinics, and emergency departments across the state continue to see a big influx of people seeking care. The increase in patients in waiting rooms can lead to elevated exposure of germs and viruses, plus longer wait …
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December
06,
2023
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13:59 PM
America/Chicago
Becoming a new parent can be overwhelming. Adding on the potential of a winter cold or virus only adds more stress. OSF HealthCare doctors share reassuring tips to help treat symptoms this winter season. You've probably heard of …
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November
22,
2023
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10:47 AM
America/Chicago
Hospitals around the country learned during COVID the importance of telehealth medicine. Now, it's being offered to nursing students as part of their studies.
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May
10,
2023
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15:00 PM
America/Chicago
After three years of shut-downs, mask mandates and social distancing, COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency.
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2022
December
28,
2022
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11:26 AM
America/Chicago
A pediatrician and a pediatric infectious disease specialist weigh-in on how concerned parents should be about the tripledemic of RSV, flu and COVID-19.
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December
07,
2022
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16:04 PM
America/Chicago
Celebrity Nick Cannon has a lot going on these days with his busy career and growing family. But now he's been forced to take it easy after recently being hospitalized with pneumonia.
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September
14,
2022
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13:42 PM
America/Chicago
While most people with COVID see improvement within 30 days, about 5% of people with COVID-19 are suffering a long-lasting loss of smell or taste, according to a recent study.
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June
21,
2022
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05:00 AM
America/Chicago
Shield CU test sites have closed as of June 2022, and officials are reflecting on the work done to keep residents safe from COVID-19.
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March
24,
2022
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
You’re a patient, and your health care provider has talked to you about taking part in a clinical trial – research to see how care can be delivered better. Trials can last weeks to years. You could do them at home or need to make regular trips to a …
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March
03,
2022
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01:27 AM
America/Chicago
The omicron variant is loosening its grip on the United States, as COVID-19 cases continue their sharp decline. Mask mandates are lifting and hospitals are getting a much needed respite from near-capacity inpatient cases. Despite this positive …
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February
02,
2022
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22:07 PM
America/Chicago
This week Pfizer-BioNTech requested an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its Covid-19 vaccine for children ages six months to five years. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been asked to review data covering the safety and …
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January
31,
2022
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12:48 PM
America/Chicago
Elemeno Health, the developer of a proprietary cloud-based solution for frontline health care teams, and OSF HealthCare, one of the largest health systems in Illinois, today announced a partnership to initiate a pilot using a customizable, …
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January
13,
2022
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13:23 PM
America/Chicago
The United States is currently navigating a third wave of COVID-19 infections. In some areas of the country, the rates of positive cases are higher than they have ever been, with the highly contagious omicron variant spreading rapidly throughout the …
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January
07,
2022
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10:17 AM
America/Chicago
In the summer of 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to be easing, and mask mandates were lifted in many parts of the country. Now, however, with a record number of positive cases as the omicron variant sweeps across the nation, people are once again …
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2021
December
28,
2021
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10:36 AM
America/Chicago
With the rise of COVID-19 infections primarily among the unvaccinated, OSF HealthCare is asking members of communities it serves to refrain from coming to their facilities for asymptomatic and close contact testing.Dr. Mike Cruz, MD, FACEP, chief …
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December
15,
2021
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13:59 PM
America/Chicago
One year ago the nation celebrated what seemed like a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine was made available on December 14, 2020 to health care workers and other qualifying members of the public.The very …
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November
10,
2021
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10:22 AM
America/Chicago
Across the country the COVID-19 infection rate continues its up-and-down track. Currently, Illinois is experiencing an uptick in new cases, after several weeks of seeing a decrease. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported the …
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October
01,
2021
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13:45 PM
America/Chicago
Throughout the pandemic, people have jokingly said they gained the “COVID 19” when talking about weight gain over the last year and a half. In fact, the American Psychology Association (APA) found 61% of American adults …
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September
23,
2021
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17:46 PM
America/Chicago
COVID-19 has become the most deadly pandemic in American history, with deaths at more than 650,000, surpassing the estimated deaths from the 1918 Spanish flu. But a lead infectious disease doctor for Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare says over …
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August
26,
2021
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18:55 PM
America/Chicago
New cases of the coronavirus continue to surge across the U.S., spurred by the fast-spreading and extremely contagious Delta variant that now makes up the majority of COVID infections in the country.As the pandemic rages on, so does misinformation …
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