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Yes, there will be three viruses floating around this season (like last year). But an infectious disease specialist with OSF HealthCare says this viral season could be less burdensome than last year's.
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Illinois Wesleyan University is offering a new degree program in public health, and a nearly $280,000 grant is coming to the McLean County Health Department.
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RSV is not uncommon and health care authorities say most children will have gotten a cases of the virus before they're 2 years old, but a Bloomington-Normal pediatrician said the trend has been toward older children having more serious issues with the virus.
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The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) on Friday reported the death of a man in his 70s. He's the county's 403rd COVID-related death since the start of the pandemic.
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A New York-based for-profit company would be the majority owner of OSF HealthCare's planned psychiatric hospital in Peoria. The company was cited for multiple health and safety violations at a similar facility in Washington state.
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Illinois State University has started a partnership with a nursing school in Chicago to help fast-track students earn their degree.
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The McLean County Health Department has reported four more COVID-related deaths. That brings the county's COVID death toll since the start of the pandemic to 402.
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Diabetes is the seventh-leading cause of death in the U.S and one in three American adults has pre-diabetes. That's when your blood-sugar levels are higher than normal.
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The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) said Friday the three deaths include a woman in her 80s, a man in his 80s and a man in his 90s. That brings the county's COVID death toll to 398 since the start of the pandemic.
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Chestnut Health Systems has announced a $430,000 federal grant to open a dental clinic on Bloomington's west side.
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McLean County continues to have low COVID transmission. New cases for the week are up slightly and COVID hospitalizations dropped.
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The McLean County Center for Human Services will take over operations of the county's walk-in crisis facility, if the County Board approves.