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Updated: 24 hours ago
|By Amber Ruch
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 20 counties, including some in the Heartland, at an elevated level for COVID-19.
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Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 4:30 PM CST
|By Josh Seabaugh
As snowstorms hit the Heartland, it’s important to know proper food safety in the event of a power outage.
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Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:57 PM CST
|By Mattison Norris
Lawmakers in Missouri are debating the expansion of HealthNet coverage to low-income pregnant and postpartum women.
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Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:26 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
According to the state, you can request five free COVID-19 test kits each month.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 1:45 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
The Jackson County Health Department is reporting a rise in cases of syphilis since 2021.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 6:29 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
SoutheastHEALTH held a ribbon cutting ceremony on the west side of Cape Girardeau Thursday morning for the new Southeast Center for Integrated Health Services.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 5:48 PM CST
|By Carolyn Long and Cyndi Fahrlander
A social media trend is being blamed for a shortage in diabetes medications.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 5:14 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
Many edibles come in the form of candies, cookies, brownies and chocolates, products that can appeal to toddlers. However, Nemanich said the packaging is what should change.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 3:32 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
Feather says those with chronic conditions need to make sure they are taking their medicine and have their emergency medicine close by.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 1:12 PM CST
|By Rheanna Wachter
The Gateway Arch National Park will be requiring masks starting Dec. 27 in accordance with new guidance from the National Park Service.
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Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 8:27 PM CST
|By Josh Seabaugh
Bitterly cold temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills are forecasted for this week.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 11:40 AM CST
|By Clayton Hester
Matthew Brandt has served for five years as Director of Finance/CFO at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, Ill.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 4:07 PM CST
|By WKYT News Staff
The year’s flu season has already reached the number of pediatric deaths set during the 2019-2020 flu season when six children died of influenza, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 10:14 PM CST
|By Jenna Rae
For weeks now, pediatric doctors have been scrambling to get ahold of RSV. It’s the respiratory virus many of us get on an annual basis, but it’s also one that has deeply impacted children this year. The disease is even bringing kids from rural parts of Missouri to the Metro for treatment.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 5:33 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
Marion Police Officer Jason Plichta and his four legged partner, Gary, are regular visitors at Marion Jr. High.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 10:34 PM CST
|By Jenna Rae
A local robotics team of high schoolers is giving back to a vulnerable community, those who have Alzheimer’s disease.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 6:55 PM CST
|By Mike Miletich
Former IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike was asked to provide her perspective on how to best address the ongoing pandemic.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 3:23 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
Mercy Health anticipates that construction will be complete by the second quarter of 2024.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 10:22 PM CST
|By Jeffrey Bullard
While flu cases are on the rise, the high demand is making it harder to get anti-viral medicine, according to Catherine Heaton with Broadway Pharmacy.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 3:46 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
Southern Illinois Healthcare announced Wednesday, December 7 that 76 positions would be eliminated or reorganized.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 5:02 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Two southeast Missouri schools are calling off classes for the rest of the week because of illness.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 9:58 PM CST
|By Lauren Schwentker
Flu cases are exploding. And a common medicine to make the symptoms less severe and speed recovery are hard to find.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 4:52 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
Dr. Lukasz Dabrowski said at the beginning of the cold and flu season they were noticing many RSV cases, but now they are seeing more cases of the common cold.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 2:03 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
Due to an increase in flu, COVID-19 and respiratory viruses, SIH will immediately implement temporary visitor restrictions at its four hospitals.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 9:07 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Southern Seven Health Department (S7HD) is offering a cancer screening kit for those who come in to get a flu shot.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:34 PM CST
|By Carly O'Keefe
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, designed to draw attention to one of the most common, yet least understood, of all neurological disorders.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:11 PM CST
|By Breanna Harris
Pharmacies across the Heartland are reporting one of the most commonly used antibiotics is in short supply. Amoxicillin isn’t always available for patients.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 9:41 AM CDT
|By Tom English
The opioid epidemic isn’t just something you see on TV or read about – it’s here in the Heartland.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 5:27 PM CDT
|By Shoshana Stahl
The Alzheimer’s Association says if you get a flu vaccine, there is a 17% reduction in Alzheimer’s incidence. If you get a flu vaccine more frequently, that was associated with an additional 13% reduction.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 2:02 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
All Crittenden County schools will close Friday, November 4 and Monday, November 7.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 1:12 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
Classes will resume on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 3:43 AM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
One teacher in Fulton County, Kentucky, could never have imagined how much an air purifying device would benefit her and her students.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Colin Baillie
The district superintendent for the Herrin school system said that decision should rest with the local school boards.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Breanna Harris
Winter is right around the corner, but it looks like a seasonal surge in viruses is already here.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 9:04 PM CDT
|By Clayton Hester
The hourly wage has been raised to $15 for full-time and part-time workers.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 1:45 PM CDT
|By Anna Brandon
The Pritzker administration announced Tuesday the Illinois Safe Sleep Support program.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 1:32 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
The Illinois Department of Public Health is offering $12 million in grant opportunities for local groups to help residential property owners with lead abatement and mitigation projects.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 10:56 AM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
Nearly 200 veterans and civilians received free dental work at the Smiles of Hope event in southeast Missouri.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:09 PM CDT
|By Colin Baillie
Leaders at Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) said they have more than 150 job openings across the SIH system.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By Mike Miletich
The new director of the Illinois Department of Public Health says the state is in much better shape to handle COVID-19 this fall thanks to vaccines and other new treatments.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 2:35 PM CDT
|By Michale Johnson
Illinois is easing some more of the state’s COVID-19 precautions.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 12:28 PM CDT
|By Julia Sandor
Patients will no longer need a prescription for hearing aids, and they can do online testing and fitting themselves.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 6:12 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Carbondale was chosen because of its geographic location. President and CEO of Choices, Jennifer Pepper, made the announcement in May.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 5:19 PM CDT
|By Mike Mohundro
Dry conditions may lead to respiratory issues, spreading West Nile Virus carried by mosquitoes, malnourishment and more.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 3:42 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
A new reproductive health clinic opened Tuesday, October 11.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 5:35 PM CDT
|By Colin Baillie
The awareness event is designed to help end the silence surrounding mental health issues and bring awareness to suicide.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 5:22 PM CDT
|By Mike Miletich
The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging people to protect themselves from COVID-19 and the flu.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:12 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
The Saint Francis Healthcare System has postponed all elective procedures and surgeries due to the water main break and boil water order.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 1:49 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
Southeast Hospital has canceled and rescheduled elective procedures due to the city’s water main break.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 3:50 PM CDT
|By Stephanie Usery
The West Nile Virus has been detected in two mosquito populations in Jefferson County.