Recent Stories
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The sport of pickleball has had explosive growth over the last 10 years. About nine million people now play in the U.S. In Bloomington-Normal, parks and rec departments have added a lot of courts, and a private concern is building an indoor pickleball facility. But along with the rise in the number of players, there has been huge increase in the number of injuries.
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A Bloomington nonprofit, One Hope Project, is working to eliminate the stigma around eating disorders. Executive Director Hilary Pacha says she felt a need for the service like this in McLean County after she struggled with an eating disorder at a young age.
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Two new clinics in Lincoln and Forsyth outside of Decatur — about an hour south of Bloomington-Normal — will bring nurse midwives to their respectives areas. The clinics are the result of collaboration between OSF HealthCare and Advanced Women's Healthcare in Bloomington.
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A Bloomington physician-turned-entrepreneur is looking to expand the market for his all-natural headache supplement to international consumers, after a successful rollout in the U.S.
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Thanks to an ongoing partnership between OSF HealthCare and Illinois State University, students at ISU's Mennonite College of Nursing will pilot simulations aimed at teaching future healthcare providers how to administer telehealth.
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The state of Illinois has approved a $17.77 million expansion of OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. The hospital will add 25 beds to the current 152-bed total; 10 will be medical-surgical care beds and 15 will be for intensive care patients.
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Penicillin could soon get a much-needed boost up in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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McLean County wanted to pay for Narcan. Now they plan to get it for free, leaving more funds available for other opioid prevention measures.
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Experts say it’s no longer any one group that needs to have Narcan on hand. Everyone should.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health this month launched a revamped version of its Illinois Hospital Report Card and Community Map website. The user-friendly Report Card tracks hospitals across 150 data points.