DEAR DR. ROACH: I picked up a cough while traveling in Europe more than two years ago. No other symptoms have ever presented. Since that time, I have received every test imaginable,…
SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would expand Medicaid coverage to otherwise ineligible noncitizens is now awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s approval. That provision was part of an “omnibus”…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male who was diagnosed two years ago with superficial venous insufficiency. Venous ablation was considered, but my cardiologist informed me that it…
A rural health care advisory and analytics provider has found nearly half of rural hospitals have refrained from admissions because of nursing shortages this past year. Additionally,…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had an abdominal X-ray to check on my gallstones, and was surprised to find an enlarged spleen. I was told it might be leukemia or lymphoma! I was sent to an oncologist,…
DEAR DR. ROACH: What’s the story with Prilosec? Doctors routinely tell people with GERD or acid stomach to take this forever. Yet it clearly describes only a 14-day treatment on the…
SPRINGFIELD – An ongoing contract dispute between a major health insurance company and a large health care provider is drawing the attention of both state lawmakers and the state…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker continued to promote his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year Tuesday, Feb. 15 outlining his plan for rebuilding the state’s health care…
Randall Road detour in effect ...Motorists traversing Randall Road through the Miller Road intersection in Carpentersville have ...
Two killed in Eden Expressway ...Two people were killed in accidents on the Edens Expressway. A three-unit ...
Bloomington man killed in truck ...A Bloomington man died from injuries sustained Wednesday morning when his truck ...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica wall ...“The Wall That Heals,” a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans ...
