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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 10:48 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Saint Francis Healthcare System is now offering virtual urgent care services for a number of health conditions.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 2:38 PM CDT
|By Mike Miletich
The Illinois Department of Public Health and CDC reported Friday that there are no counties listed at high risk for COVID-19 for the first time since the middle of May.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 6:02 PM CDT
|By Carissa Simpson and William Puckett
Flu season is almost upon us, but what will it look like? Without COVID-19 restrictions in place, Tennessee experts warn it could get ugly.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 5:11 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
Martin said people in crisis typically call 911. With this program, they’ll have a behavioral health professional in the field with police.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 2:10 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 17,373 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 62 deaths, since Sept. 16.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 5:10 AM CDT
|By Jeffrey Bullard
The nursing shortage is still here, according to SIH health officials.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 6:10 PM CDT
|By Breanna Harris
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which authorizes the tests, extended the expiration date on more than a dozen at-home tests.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 1:47 PM CDT
|By Makenzie Williams
The CDC authorized two new bivalent booster vaccines on September 2 that include an mRNA component of the original strain to provide an immune response.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 1:09 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
They received boosters from representatives of the Franklin County Health Department.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 9:13 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
Saint Francis Healthcare System has a new leader.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 6:08 AM CDT
|By Marsha Heller
The Dunklin County Health Department is now offering the new bivalent COVID-19 booster.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 1:36 PM CDT
|By Lucas Sellem
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 3,716,318 cases, including 34,811 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois since the beginning of the pandemic.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
The Southern 7 Health Department confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the region.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 12:11 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
The Purchase District Health Department will begin administering the new Pfizer and Moderna boosters.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Clayton Hester
The walk will honor the lives of first responders lost to suicide in Missouri.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 4:38 PM CDT
|By Lucas Sellem
The Pfizer bivalent booster is currently authorized for ages 12 and older while Moderna’s is currently authorized for 18 years of age and older.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM CDT
|By Mike Miletich
The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging all eligible people to get up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccines with the new bivalent booster shots authorized by the CDC.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 8:13 PM CDT
|By Liam Garrity
A highly contagious skin infection called Impetigo is making the rounds in the Ozarks.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By Colin Baillie
The new facility will feature expanded space for physical, occupational, speech, industrial, sports and pediatric rehabilitation.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 1:46 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 33 counties are now rated at “high community level” for COVID-19.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 9:14 PM CDT
|By Sharon Chen
“This is the first time we’ve ever been able to do that in our hospital here,” the doctor said. "This opens up brand new doors and gateways to be able to take care of kids in a brand new way.”
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 4:19 PM CDT
|By Amber Ruch
A positive case of Heartland virus, the third in the state since 2018, was reported recently in southern Illinois.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 4:33 PM CDT
|By Nicki Clark
The current strain of polio being detected in New York did not come from a vaccination given in the United States.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 3:52 PM CDT
|By Lucas Sellem
According to IDPH, a total of 23,166,764 vaccines have been administered in Illinois.