Sound Health

The post-holiday blues are worse for many this season as the coronavirus pandemic continues to fuel anxiety and depression. That's according to Joan Hartman, vice president of strategy and public policy at Chestnut Health Systems in Bloomington.

If you think politics and religion are tough topics at the family holiday dinner table, try discussing family health histories or more specifically the health of your colon.

McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight says she's concerned much of the public has tuned out the ongoing talk about COVID-19.

OSF St. Joseph Medical Center officially dedicates its new cancer center Thursday. St. Joseph President Lynn Fulton said the $9 million project introduces the practice of multidisciplinary clinics to the Twin Cities.

New studies show encouraging signs for people undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer. A radiation oncologist at the Carle Cancer Institute in Normal, Patrick Fernandes, says early studies show radiation could be done in one week instead of the current six to eight weeks.

An infectious disease expert in McLean County says fear of needles is likely contributing to COVID vaccine hesitancy. Studies have shown fear of needles is great among children.

As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rise again, health care workers feel the stress of a pandemic that's nearly 18 months old and shows no signs of ending.

Mental health treatment remains in high demand as some people struggle to adjust to a newly-reopened society.

A Bloomington-Normal doctor says an earlier start to routine colon cancer screenings will save lives.

A Bloomington-Normal doctor says an earlier start to routine colon cancer screenings will save lives.