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Data shows that around 17% of people in Illinois have experienced long COVID as of March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Finding data more granular — say, for central Illinois, or even McLean County — is a little trickier.
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Measles cases have spiked in Illinois and across the U.S. as vaccination rates have slipped in recent years.
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Actress Olivia Munn has brought attention to breast cancer in young women and the importance of risk assessment.
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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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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.