Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the birth equity initiative into law Monday. It aims to improve access to pre- and post-natal health care and close the maternal health gap.
The first batch of mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile Virus in Perry County in 2024 has been found after routine testing, according to the Perry County Health Department.
The Illinois Department of Public Health has launched a new data collection process to help gather more clinical information about an increase in congenital syphilis cases.
During the Bootheel Babies and Families conference, she sat on a panel discussing the role of doulas, which are non-medical providers that support mothers through childbirth.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has yet to sign or veto a bill, SB 751, aimed at blocking drug manufacturers from restricting which pharmacies can participate in a federal drug price discount program.
It’s National Certified Nursing Assistant Week and the staff of Carrier Mills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center are showing their appreciation for CNAs in a unique way.
A federal investigation into the State of Missouri’s use of nursing facilities and guardianship for adults with mental health disabilities was released on Tuesday, June 18.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the West Nile virus (WNV) has been reported in more than a dozen counties in the state, including in the Heartland.
A Poplar Bluff man becomes the oldest organ donor on record in the nation. He served our country in two wars, and was an educator for four decades. He lived a life of service, and continued to do so in his final moments.
Rianne Hawkins, Planned Parenthood’s senior director for public policy and advocacy in Illinois, said, overall, 75 percent of the patients at the Carbondale clinic are not from Illinois.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, both Democrats, worked with state lawmakers to pass a bill aimed at improving birth equity and outcomes across the state.
Taking care of a loved one with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or some other illness is a true labor of love, often requiring years of sacrifice for little to no compensation.
The future of medical transport could be via drones, a move one organization in Missouri is exploring in an effort to decrease the length of time it takes to receive blood samples from potential organ donors.
The House Insurance Committee passed the legislation. It would require all insurers offering pregnancy-related benefits cover infertility treatments including IVF.
The federal government's new standards for nursing home staffing are quickly running into a problem: a lack of nurses in the workforce to fill the expanded roles.
More than 100 people gathered at the Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus on Thursday, April 25 to honor organ and tissue donors and their families
April is National Donate Life Month. It’s why Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias joined organ recipients and family members of donors to call on everyone to sign up to donate life.
The state of Missouri mirrors most of the country when it comes down to a need for primary care doctors. According to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, all but three counties in the state of Missouri are considered a primary care shortage area.
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