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2025
August
07,
2025
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09:22 AM
America/Chicago
Washing our hands should be a given, but a recent study reveals half of people polled admit to skipping it entirely during key times of the day.
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May
02,
2025
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13:30 PM
America/Chicago
Virginia Morgan, enfermera de medicina familiar de OSF Healthcare, quien nos explica qué es el sarampión, y los síntomas más comunes.
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April
13,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
HBO's “The Last of Us” returns for season 2. While a Cordyceps zombie apocalypse might be unrealistic, fungal threats do exist. Dr. Sharjeel Ahmad explains.
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April
08,
2025
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13:00 PM
America/Chicago
The negative impact of measles spreads much longer than just the infection. Dr. Doug Kasper dives into the long-term effects of measles, and why vaccination is so important.
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March
19,
2025
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15:39 PM
America/Chicago
An OSF HealthCare pediatric nurse practitioner says getting vaccinated is the only way to prevent a resurgence of measles which can be deadly or cause lifelong complications.
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February
10,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
A Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge. An OSF infectious disease physician has what you need to know.
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January
27,
2025
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13:00 PM
America/Chicago
Flush away any phone scrolling habits while you're on the toilet. New warnings link long toilet time and health concerns.
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January
16,
2025
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08:41 AM
America/Chicago
Bird flu has now been detected in poultry flocks in Illinois. Dr. Doug Kasper, an infectious disease specialist with OSF HealthCare, discusses the overall risk of the virus.
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2024
December
24,
2024
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07:21 AM
America/Chicago
Organic carrots, ground beef and slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders® were all linked to E. coli outbreaks this fall. Dr. Doug Kasper shares helpful food safety guidance.
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December
18,
2024
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14:00 PM
America/Chicago
A highly infectious virus, measles, has reemerged in the United States in recent years after being thought eradicated in 2000. Dr. Doug Kasper breaks down how to mitigate the spread.
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December
11,
2024
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10:00 AM
America/Chicago
Organic carrots, ground beef and slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders® were all linked to E. coli outbreaks this fall. Dr. Doug Kasper shares helpful food safety guidance.
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March
25,
2024
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11:00 AM
America/Chicago
With polio and measles in the news, Phyllis Kemnetz’s polio survival story is a reminder of how far we’ve come with vaccinations.
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2023
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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July
29,
2022
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10:31 AM
America/Chicago
Monkeypox has been declared a global emergency by the WHO. An OSF HealthCare infectious disease physician explains why risk to the general population remains low.
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