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2023
May
10,
2023
| 15:00 PM America/Chicago
After three years of shut-downs, mask mandates and social distancing, COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency.
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February
17,
2023
| 11:02 AM America/Chicago
COVID-19大流行留下了挥之不去的影响,deepening loneliness and grief that continues to have a tight grip on many people.
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2022
December
28,
2022
| 11:26 AM America/Chicago
A pediatrician and a pediatric infectious disease specialist weigh-in on how concerned parents should be about the tripledemic of RSV, flu and COVID-19.
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December
07,
2022
| 16:04 PM America/Chicago
Celebrity Nick Cannon has a lot going on these days with his busy career and growing family. But now he's been forced to take it easy after recently being hospitalized with pneumonia.
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September
29,
2022
| 10:47 AM America/Chicago
Health experts are urging people to get both the flu and COVID-19 vaccines in order to protect themselves this fall and winter.
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September
26,
2022
| 09:26 AM America/Chicago
The CDC and ACIP recommend a higher-dose flu vaccine for people 65 and older.
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September
14,
2022
| 13:42 PM America/Chicago
While most people with COVID see improvement within 30 days, about 5% of people with COVID-19 are suffering a long-lasting loss of smell or taste, according to a recent study.
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September
13,
2022
| 16:52 PM America/Chicago
OSF Jump Simulation Educational Operations Director Nikki Delinski ranks in the Top 5 Emerging Training Leaders by Training, a leading national industry publication.
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August
31,
2022
| 14:33 PM America/Chicago
OSF OnCall Digital Hospital welcomed its first patient earlier this month and provided him with hospital-level care at home where he could be with his wife and daughter.
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July
14,
2022
| 18:00 PM America/Chicago
Hospital ERs and urgent care facilities are overwhelmed with people experiencing COVID-like symptoms. But mild symptoms like sore throats and headaches can be treated at home, say medical experts. ...
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June
21,
2022
| 05:00 AM America/Chicago
Shield CU test sites have closed as of June 2022, and officials are reflecting on the work done to keep residents safe from COVID-19.
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March
24,
2022
| 08:00 AM America/Chicago
You’re a patient, and your health care provider has talked to you about taking part in a clinical trial – research to see how care can be delivered better. Trials can last weeks to years. You could do them at home or need to make regular trips to a c...
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March
03,
2022
| 01:27 AM America/Chicago
The omicron variant is loosening its grip on the United States, as COVID-19 cases continue their sharp decline. Mask mandates are lifting and hospitals are getting a much needed respite from near-capacity inpatient cases. Despite this positive trend,...
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February
17,
2022
| 14:20 PM America/Chicago
For thousands of people, recovery after a COVID-19 infection comes with a laundry list of issues, some neurological. These cognitive cases run the spectrum from mild difficulties focusing on tasks to major memory problems or even rare cases of COVID-...
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February
02,
2022
| 22:07 PM America/Chicago
This week Pfizer-BioNTech requested an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its Covid-19 vaccine for children ages six months to five years. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been asked to review data covering the safety and effectivenes...
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January
31,
2022
| 12:48 PM America/Chicago
Elemeno Health, the developer of a proprietary cloud-based solution for frontline health care teams, and OSF HealthCare, one of the largest health systems in Illinois, today announced a partnership to initiate a pilot using a customizable, just-in-ti...
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January
13,
2022
| 13:23 PM America/Chicago
The United States is currently navigating a third wave of COVID-19 infections. In some areas of the country, the rates of positive cases are higher than they have ever been, with the highly contagious omicron variant spreading rapidly throughout the ...
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January
07,
2022
| 10:17 AM America/Chicago
In the summer of 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to be easing, and mask mandates were lifted in many parts of the country. Now, however, with a record number of positive cases as the omicron variant sweeps across the nation, people are once again ...
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2021
December
28,
2021
| 10:36 AM America/Chicago
With the rise of COVID-19 infections primarily among the unvaccinated, OSF HealthCare is asking members of communities it serves to refrain from coming to their facilities for asymptomatic and close contact testing.Dr. Mike Cruz, MD, FACEP, chief ope...
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December
23,
2021
| 10:45 AM America/Chicago
The first positive case of COVID-19 in the United States was confirmed in the state of Washington on January 20, 2020. Nearly two years later, more than 50 million Americans have been infected with the virus and more than 800,000 have died.Now COVID-...
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December
15,
2021
| 13:59 PM America/Chicago
One year ago the nation celebrated what seemed like a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine was made available on December 14, 2020 to health care workers and other qualifying members of the public.The very ne...
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November
10,
2021
| 10:22 AM America/Chicago
Across the country the COVID-19 infection rate continues its up-and-down track. Currently, Illinois is experiencing an uptick in new cases, after several weeks of seeing a decrease. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported the seven-d...
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October
01,
2021
| 13:45 PM America/Chicago
Throughout the pandemic, people have jokingly said they gained the “COVID 19” when talking about weight gain over the last year and a half. In fact, the American Psychology Association (APA) found 61% of American adults experienced undesired weight c...
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September
24,
2021
| 11:19 AM America/Chicago
Drug company Pfizer recently announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children ages five to 11. Now U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leaders say once Pfizer releases its study results, the agency will evaluate the data to decide if the ...
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September
23,
2021
| 17:46 PM America/Chicago
COVID-19已经成为最致命的流行病erican history, with deaths at more than 650,000, surpassing the estimated deaths from the 1918 Spanish flu. But a lead infectious disease doctor for Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare says over th...
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September
10,
2021
| 12:36 PM America/Chicago
大流行的穿着和雇主的尝试forge ahead in this new environment, mental health concerns in the work force are becoming more commonplace. Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare is making sure employers are aware of a free, 24-7 su...
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August
26,
2021
| 18:55 PM America/Chicago
New cases of the coronavirus continue to surge across the U.S., spurred by the fast-spreading and extremely contagious Delta variant that now makes up the majority of COVID infections in the country.As the pandemic rages on, so does misinformation ab...
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August
20,
2021
| 11:44 AM America/Chicago
New cases of the coronavirus continue to surge across the U.S., spurred by the fast-spreading and extremely contagious Delta variant that now makes up the majority of COVID infections in the country. Meanwhile, the push continues by health profession...
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April
14,
2021
| 09:56 AM America/Chicago
Seven research projects are sharing slightly more than $400,000 in funding through the Jump ARCHES research and development program to address challenges and expand on lessons learned about COVID-19 vaccinations and testing.The Jump ARCHES program is...
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March
26,
2021
| 12:25 PM America/Chicago
The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 carries many medical mysteries that might take years for researchers to understand. But right now, it’s important to find support for possibly millions of people globally who, weeks and months after seemingl...
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