2026
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
October
09,
2025
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14:59 PM
America/Chicago
Preventative care, such as well-child visits, are just as important as treating your child when they are sick.
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July
15,
2025
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17:14 PM
America/Chicago
OSF HealthCare blesses a new OSF OnCall pregnancy-postpartum mobile support unit, possible with a $1.5 million grant from Meridian and Centene Foundation.
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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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2022
August
05,
2022
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10:19 AM
America/Chicago
The CDC has noted a national decline in pediatric immunizations. An OSF HealthCare pediatrician discusses why this is concerning and how parents can get their kids back on track.
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February
15,
2022
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15:48 PM
America/Chicago
A project led by the OSF Design Lab that leverages data and artificial intelligence to improve childhood vaccination rates has received national recognition as well as $25,000 in funding. The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), …
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2021
December
22,
2021
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17:22 PM
America/Chicago
After a brief reprieve in the summer, followed by a delta variant COVID-19 surge that lessened mid-fall, now Omicron threatens to further test the limits of health care workers at OSF HealthCare and at health systems across the country. In Illinois, …
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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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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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August
20,
2021
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10:39 AM
America/Chicago
The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved allowing a third, supplemental dose of two COVID-19 vaccines for certain immunocompromised individuals who need extra protection. The supplemental vaccines are currently approved for Pfizer …
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August
06,
2021
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09:45 AM
America/Chicago
The American Academy of Pediatricians says COVID-19 cases among children and teens jumped 84% in one week’s time with more than 72,000 kids acquiring the disease between July 22 and July 29. That’s alarming pediatricians and medical …
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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
09,
2021
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19:44 PM
America/Chicago
Many people who are COVID weary and fully vaccinated might be a little disappointed by the latest guidelines from the federal government but one OSF HealthCare leader supports the cautious approach.Stephen Hippler, M.D. is the chief clinical officer …
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