Health

Trinity Service bought the community health center building at 2000 Glenwood Ave. in Joliet approximately 18 months ago and has since consolidated many of its mental health-related services in that building.

Senior Services of Will County’s current plan is to provide programming to seniors at small locations throughout Will County.

The first VASA Fitness gym in the northwest suburbs is coming to Crystal Lake in what would be the seventh Illinois location.

Illinois recorded an 8.3% drop in overall drug overdose deaths in 2023, a rate double the national decline, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday.

Illinois Nurses Association says Prime Healthcare fired 7 nurses at Saint Joseph Hospital in Joliet

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died

The theme of the panel at the event in Joliet is “Take Control of Your Health” and panelists will discuss women’s wellness, perimenopause/menopause, aging and mental health,

Eating out less, planning meals and comparison shopping are just a few tips to stretch your food dollars.

Prime Healthcare took ownership of Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet on Saturday. California-based promises $250 million in investment in hospitals acquired from Ascension.

The March session of the Will County forest preserve district’s monthly Wellness Series will feature a presentation from The Conservation Foundation on its NatureRx initiative.

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

More than 80 people employed at Kindred Hospital in Sycamore are poised to lose their jobs as Scion Health officials prepare to shutter the hospital this spring.

Providers at UrgentVet Joliet compassionately treat a wide range of pet illness and injuries and also provide end-of-life care.

Meagan Rothrock-Magana has been named vice president and chief nursing officer for OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center in Dixon.

Moments after doing a presentation, the president of Advocate Samaritan Hospital was in surgery where colleagues were saving his life

Kennedy’s remarks were delivered during a welcome ceremony for the new health secretary at the agency’s headquarters in Washington as a measles outbreak among mostly unvaccinated people raged in West Texas

One Book, One Town returns to Downers Grove March 5-13 and will feature special events sponsored by EQuality Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Public Library

Consuming dark leafy greens like spinach, kale, arugula and collard greens can make a difference in the look of our skin, hair and eyes.

This community health assessment, known as the IPLAN, is a mandated planning process that all local health departments in Illinois must conduct every 5 years.

Following OSF HealthCare’s Jan. 1 takeover of KSB Hospital, now OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center, a longtime employee of Catholic care systems was selected as vice president and chief medical officer, according to a Friday news release from OSF.

The new Will County infectious disease clinic specializes in the treatment of sexually transmitted infections and HIV care while also offering general infectious disease consultations.

EQuality Downers Grove, in partnership with the Downers Grove Public Library, invite residents to join in the third annual community-wide reading initiative, One Book, One Town, featuring a week of special events from March 5-13.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety

Ogle County Health Department Public Health Nurse Tarah Ziegler discusses an upcoming “Community Baby Shower” event in April sponsored by the Ogle County Health Department.

Rapid Healthcare, located at 167 N. Chicago St. in Joliet treats urgent injury and illnesses, manages chronic conditions, provides for routine and preventive health care and accepts most medical insurance.

Sterling High School students are using a tool of technology to peel back the layers of the human body for an up-close and intimate view of human anatomy.

Bolingbrook woman was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing almost $2.5 million from taxpayers by fraudulently billing Medicaid-funded companies for services she did not provided, state officials said. 

Joliet community mental health program leads to 50% decline overall in suicides, no teenage suicides in past two years

Whether it’s the anticipation of baseball season, your child’s countdown until spring break or summer, the planting of your garden, or getting back on the golf course, there is so much to look forward to. 

The Joliet Fire Department will receive a national award that recognizes its community mental health program that has provided rapid care to more than 2,000 residents since 2022.

High blood pressure places extra strain on your heart muscle and your arteries, drives cholesterol into your artery walls, and can disrupt the plaques that form on your artery wall, leading to a heart attack. 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic, cleared his first hurdle on Tuesday to become the nation’s top health official

The Lee County Health Department has selected a new family planning medical director after its former director was told by their new employer, OSF HealthCare, to step down due to the Catholic health system's restrictive policies for reproductive care, LCHD administrator says.

A government memo aimed at implementing President Donald Trump’s order rolling back protections for transgender people has rippled through the federal government as agencies scramble to make changes to strip “gender ideology” from websites, contracts and emails

The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary said he needed to see data showing vaccines are safe, but when an influential Republican senator did so, he dismissed it

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox is seeing a high volume of patients due to respiratory cases.

More U.S. adults are being diagnosed with ADHD

A Will County judge issued a $525,070 default judgment against a company that operated a now-shuttered Joliet nursing home in a unpaid wage lawsuit case but it’s unclear whether former employees will ever see a dime.

GriefShare is designed for people who are experiencing grief due to the loss of a loved one. It is a nondenominational, faith-based seminar that is offered in Catholic and Protestant churches around the world. 

Fentanyl is a lethal opioid that can be fatal even in small doses. Test strips allow individuals to detect the presence of fentanyl in substances before consuming them.

The Lake County Board of Health is pleased to announce Christopher Hoff will become the new executive director of the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center effective March 10.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center recommends that residents test the radon levels in their homes and apartments during the winter, when radon levels are highest.

Oats can be a great energy source for humans. They are a good source of starchy carbohydrates, and they contain a decent amount of protein and B vitamins.

Pilsen Wellness Center wants to open at 971 Collins St., in Joliet, a site once part of the surrounding U.S. Steel complex.

SVVOR, which runs the Legacy Sober Living Home for Men in Dixon, soon will be opening the doors of Cledy’s House of Hope, a 42-bed sober living facility for women in Rock Falls.

At Westwood, The Lab provides various features that are universal to all sports, yet designed specifically for the biomechanical and physiological demands of each individual’s sport.

As Dixon’s primary health care facility implements new restrictions to reproductive care services and some residents cite concerns about a lack of LGBTQ+ affirming care, the Lee County Health Department wants to be a resource for the community, Administrator Cathy Ferguson says.

January is National Radon Action Month and IEMA-OHS Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau warns that each year more than 1,100 people in Illinois are estimated to develop radon-related lung cancer.

The final day to enroll in health insurance through the Get Covered Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace is Wednesday, Jan. 15.

The CDC has issued warnings about outbreaks of Norovirus this winter. What to watch for in Will County.