Topic: Health

A norovirus outbreak has been declared over at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the outbreak last Friday. More than 20 people at the home suffered diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms.

Roughly a third of all Americans live with chronic pain, and many of them become dependent on opioids prescribed to treat it. But there’s a growing consensus among pain experts that a low-tech approach focused on lifestyle changes can be more effective.

When it comes to improving public health, the most effective interventions begin early in life. That’s why a team of health workers in Champaign-Urbana is reaching out to disadvantaged families, starting at pregnancy.

A task force is recommending the State of Illinois build a new facility at the veterans’ home in downstate Quincy where there’s been repeated Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks. 

The issue of antibiotic resistance is a growing concern for many health professionals.

When the state budget went into effect last August, a provision within the law provided a 48-cent hourly wage increase to 28,000 state workers who provide in-home care to people with disabilities. But those workers still haven't seen that money yet.

Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he’s not seeing enough statewide progress in addressing the opioid addiction crisis. 

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in Illinois.  But the number of cases is likely to jump even more in the next few years. 

A year ago, lawmakers decided to change school health examination requirements. They added screenings for social and emotional development, but the details are still being worked out.

Lawmakers see chance for green with recreational marijuana.