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One OSF HealthCare physician took an eye-catching approach to tackle the topic of preventative cancer screenings. Gastroenterologist Omar Khokhar spent an afternoon on a giant inflatable pink chair at OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center in Bl...

Auburn (Alabama) University wide receiver Will Hastings tore his anterior cruciate ligament in March.Six weeks later, he was jogging, and four and a half months later, he was running plays at full speed in practice. It shocked both him and his parent...

Research shows a growing number of job seekers are using smartphones to find their next opportunity.   A 2015 Pew Research Center survey found that 28 percent of U.S. adults, including 53 percent of those 18-29, have used a smartphone as part of a...

As the silver tsunami hits, Baby Boomers are finding themselves getting their hips and knees replaced and planning other elective but necessary surgeries. A new approach to rehab following surgery offers boomers, injured athletes and others another a...

It was a ribbon cutting for cutting edge cancer treatment. Mission Partners from OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center joined Ottawa area community and business leaders in celebrating completion of a project to enhance diagnostics for pati...

One in every three Americans has prediabetes – that’s 86 million people. Further, more than 25 percent of Americans over age 65 have type 2 diabetes. In the United States, 23 percent of teens have prediabetes or diabetes. The numbers are staggering. ...

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month which makes it the perfect opportunity for National Twist Day September 21. Music legend Chubby Checker, whose smash "The Twist" first topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a week on September 19, 196...

Looking back, Sean Cavanaugh, 48, can’t believe that he felt fine on a Monday in mid-July when he went to work at his job as a marketing director for the Warren Achievement Center in Monmouth. By Friday of that same week, he was on an emergency helic...

State Sen. William “Bill” Haine, D-Alton, said he had already made up his mind he would not run for re-election when his term is up this November, before he was diagnosed with blood cancer. At age 74, the Vietnam Veteran who earned a Bronze Star for ...

About 450,000 babies in the United States each year are born prematurely – before 37 weeks gestation. 23-24 weeks is considered the age of viability for a baby to survive, and these micro-preemies, as they’re known, only have a 50% chance of survival...

Your doctor will tell you exercise and an active lifestyle can add healthy years to your life. However, finding the time - and in some cases - the money to develop a fitness routine is often hard to attain.  Making exercise accessible and affor...

Tracy Parlier never thought medical equipment would replace a kitchen table in her modest ranch home in Galesburg. She never thought she would be on a first-name basis with a state legislator. And Parlier never thought her boss, OSF HealthCare St. Ma...

For some, living in a rural area has its advantages – open spaces, room to play, and, sometimes, a slower pace. But according to a new study published in JAMA, rural counties in the United States have experienced a decline in the availability of hosp...

When almost 2-year-old Savannah Elston was born, she had problems latching to nurse. For her mom Jenelle Elston, the lack of a good latch meant excruciating pain every time she fed her baby. Little Savannah wasn’t gaining weight as quickly as her ...

Children learn by exploring their environment. Research shows independent mobility is linked to developing cognitive, social, motor, language and other lifelong skills. Children with limited mobility – such as those born with spina bifida or cerebral...

The new Almost Home Kids at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois home in Peoria is set to open in September. Almost Home Kids (AHK) at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois will bridge the gap between hospital and home by provid...

Just as an athletic team huddles up before an important play on the field, OSF HealthCare’s team approach is taking care of patients with daily huddles to make sure every aspect of the patient’s needs are met. This is especially important in rural...

It's become a growing concern for athletes and a worry for those who love them, particularly Mom and Dad. Are contact sports doing damage to the brains of participants? Now, through a study, led by OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony College of Nursing, ...

“When in doubt, sit it out.” That’s the message coming from health professionals as fall sports practices get underway. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says one in five high school athletes will suffer a concussion during their play...

Stoke survivors and their caregivers spent a special weekend in Princeton, Illinois at Stroke Camp. Stroke Camp is sponsored by OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute. It provides a safe place to gather with people who truly understand day...

Statistics show that only one in 10 Americans eats enough fruits and vegetables. For low-income individuals the numbers are much worse. When it comes to social determinants of health, food and housing insecurity are prominent along with a need for...

This is not your father or mother's way of learning. Understanding that today's student has access to technology, information and resources never before available or seen, OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony College of Nursing has adopted a new way of pr...

Representing a quarter of the U.S. population, there are more than 83 million Millennials (those born between 1982 and 2000) in the U.S., surpassing the number of Baby Boomers alive today by nearly 8 million people. They’ve grown up in a digital age ...

The year was 1973. America was in the midst of the Watergate scandal, an energy crisis, and trying to bring an end to its involvement in Vietnam while the Cold War still raged. 1973 was also the year Mike Simmons went to work at OSF HealthCare Sai...

Just like the weather, our lives can't always be sunny. But, when those times of personal overcast become more frequent, it would be nice get some help to part the clouds. Providing that immediate assistance is what OSF HealthCare's "Silver Cloud"...

Everyday throughout central Illinois, people have difficulties making ends meet, and are often faced with impossible decisions: Do I buy groceries or pay the utilities? Do I risk foreclosure, or keep my car running in order to get to work? Because...

Every year, thousands of children across the country receive some type of therapy, be it physical, occupational, feeding, speech, or other developmental therapy service. The earlier a child receives help, the better the potential for a positive outco...

It’s estimated that one in 20 people will get appendicitis. Although it can strike at any age, it’s most common between the ages of 10 and 30, with more than 650,000 appendectomies performed on children each year. It is the most common pediatric abdo...

OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center took a step back into history Friday. OSF HealthCare leadership marked 50 years at the Bloomington hospital’s East Washington Street location by opening a time capsule. The time capsule was sealed in the hospi...

Construction on the  OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois Almost Home Kids facility in Peoria is on the homestretch, with about two months remaining. Almost Home Kids is the first care model of its kind in the country. In a comforting ho...