Cancer survivor Erica Austin, of Springfield, is Illinois' ambassador for VOICES of Black Women. The nationwide study led by the American Cancer Society aims to address disproportional mortality rates among Black women diagnosed with cancer and other chronic disease.

Pre-hospital transfusion improves patient condition, reduces hospital stays and reduces overall use of blood. Eureka-Goodfield EMS will be the first program in Illinois to offer the service in ambulances.

The high-tech simulator recreates emergency delivery and postpartum scenarios for OSF's mobile unit serving Central Illinois maternal care deserts.

Health care providers and educators worry a $100,000 lifetime limit on borrowing for graduate nursing programs, wrapped in the fine print of the Big, Beautiful Bill, could put a wrench in the workforce pipeline.

The health care industry has come a long way in 35 years, and retiring Carle BroMenn and Carle Eureka leader Colleen Kannaday has seen all of it.

Menopause affects half the human population, but women and doctors say it is under researched, misunderstood and often misrepresented.

A big chunk of the counselors and social workers in McLean County just got trained in a rising therapy model that can help people overcome anxiety, depression, and PTSD. It's called Eye Movement and Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR.

The Bloomington-Normal branch of a statewide program called Recovery Oriented System of Care is gathering feedback and implementing trainings to reduce stigma surrounding mental health and substance abuse.

Amaneigh Stevenson is an active kid who loves gymnastics and bouncy houses. A member of her care team developed a guard that helped her stay active while undergoing cancer treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma.

An Illinois State University researcher who's studied how people think about vaccines says she’s frustrated at how changing federal guidance surrounding vaccines has created confusion that’s made complicated medical decisions even more so.