2026
May
28,
2026
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Here’s how to keep your health in mind ahead of summer vacations, whether across town or across the world.
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January
26,
2026
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10:30 AM
America/Chicago
Though not one of the most common cancers, experts have seen liver cancer cases rise in recent years. Luckily, treatment has evolved, too.
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January
12,
2026
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08:08 AM
America/Chicago
Natural immunity isn't achieved just by getting sick. Vaccines play a role, too, says Dr. Doug Kasper, an infectious disease specialist with OSF.
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2025
November
04,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
November is COPD Awareness Month, corresponding with prime time for the disease. You can’t get rid of COPD, but treatment can improve quality of life.
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November
03,
2025
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10:28 AM
America/Chicago
With respiratory illness season here, it’s time for a reminder about how to avoid this possibly deadly condition.
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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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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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January
06,
2025
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13:00 PM
America/Chicago
Coughing can be normal, but coughing up things like vomit and blood should be looked into quickly.
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January
02,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
In this week's chapter: breastfeeding while sick, breastfeeding and future pregnancies and when to wean your child off the breast.
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2024
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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November
06,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
New research shows promise in preventing eye complications. Doctors also want to remind you the shingles vaccine is 90% effective.
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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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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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February
23,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Anal and rectal cancer occur in parts of the body near each other, and they both have prevention steps and time-tested treatments.
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2023
July
17,
2023
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14:56 PM
America/Chicago
The FDA approved the first RSV vaccine for people ages 60 and over. But the vaccine rollout could soon impact soon-to-be mothers.
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January
26,
2023
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12:00 PM
America/Chicago
Bacterial meningitis claims about 250,000 people a year, including well-known guitarist Jeff Beck. It affects people of all ages, but young children seem to be at the greatest risk.
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January
23,
2023
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10:36 AM
America/Chicago
The statistics on hepatitis B might make eyeballs widen, but an OSF HealthCare gastroenterologist says they are not a reason to panic.
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2021
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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September
03,
2021
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11:03 AM
America/Chicago
As the delta variant becomes more common, now making up 99% of cases in the U.S., OSF HealthCare frontline doctors are seeing more and more cases of pregnant women admitted to the hospital because they’re infected with the virus. At some …
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August
27,
2021
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12:52 PM
America/Chicago
The nation’s leading infectious disease doctor and White House medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci urges physicians to make more use of monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19 at a time when OSF HealthCare has been leading in their …
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June
30,
2021
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16:29 PM
America/Chicago
A weekly national survey finds broad awareness and concern about the emerging COVID-19 delta variant. But people's behaviors really aren't changing in the face of that threat. According to the latest Axios-Ipsos poll, people who are …
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June
23,
2021
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12:48 PM
America/Chicago
While many states are seeing COVID-19 cases level off or even decrease, that’s not happening everywhere, particularly in more rural areas. That’s raising concerns among health care leaders who say many people wrongly believe they no …
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May
11,
2021
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13:31 PM
America/Chicago
OSF Innovation and its partners at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) and Illinois State University (ISU) in Normal, Illinois, have received a federal Human Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) grant of $10,000 …
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March
18,
2021
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14:06 PM
America/Chicago
While stories of people clamoring for a COVID-19 vaccine are dominating headlines, a recent survey by CNN shows 1 in 4 people are hesitant to get vaccinated.There are many reasons for the hesitation, and among them is a concern the vaccine will …
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