As temperatures continue to drop, so does your body’s natural defense against seasonal illnesses like the common cold and influenza. These common illnesses affect millions of people each year, especially during the winter season. By practicing healthy lifestyle...
What Families Should Know About The ‘Quad-Demic’ As families across the U.S. face the ongoing cold and flu season, healthcare professionals nationwide are bracing for the "quad-demic" — a convergence of four significant viral illnesses: COVID-19, influenza,...
What to Know About Life After Recovering from COVID When people catch COVID-19, they are focused about getting better in the moment — monitoring your symptoms, staying hydrated, getting plenty of rest and quarantining. Not many people think about what happens after...
Safe COVID Practices for Your Holiday Party The holidays are upon us. Of course, just like last year, the celebrations may look a little different. Many people will be attending or hosting holiday parties, spending time with family and friends they may not have seen...
Heading to Lollapalooza? Receive COVID tests quickly and easily While COVID-19 is far from being over, music festivals have begun safely opening all across the country, including one of the biggest every summer: Lollapalooza. For Chicago natives, this is the highlight...
On the Road Again: 7 Tips for Safe Post-Pandemic Travel Chances are, you've done the smart, not to mention conscientious thing and protected yourself, your family and your community by getting fully vaccinated against Covid-19. And by doing so, you've quite literally...
COVID Vaccine Status: What You Need to Know As the world turns towards summer, the long winter of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be easing in Illinois and Indiana. The vaccine rollout has begun to control the spread of the virus, and millions of Americans are...
Taking Care of Your Mental Health During the Pandemic Your health is important to you and your family, but do you realize your mental health is at risk? During the pandemic, mental health professionals are seeing more people coming in for treatment. What effect is the...
Returning to Sports After COVID-19 There is no doubt that the U.S. has made a turn in its fight against COVID-19. More than one-quarter of those who live in Illinois have been fully vaccinated. But that does not mean we can let down our guard. The original virus is...
COVID-19 Testing: What are the Different Types of Tests Available? It's hard to believe that it's been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic arose and changed the world overnight. Still, this far into a pandemic response, confusion still abounds about COVID-19...
Do I Have Allergies or COVID-19? The weather is warming, plants are beginning to emerge, and you may be finding yourself coughing and sneezing just a bit more than usual. While chances are the symptoms you feel are simply seasonal allergies, the fact that we are still...
COVID-19: One Year Later In December 2019, dozens of individuals in Wuhan, China, were diagnosed with pneumonia that didn’t seem to have a cause. After a few days of research, it was determined that a new virus was at fault, and the first Chinese death was reported on...
Sexual health awareness is essential for safeguarding your sexual well-being. For patients living in Illinois, staying updated on the most common sexually transmitted diseases reported in the region is an important step in protecting your overall health. Midwest...
We wish you and your loved ones a safe, healthy, and peaceful holiday season. Whether you’re celebrating, traveling, or simply slowing down, your well-being remains our priority—during the holidays and all year long. Holiday Special — Just $10! As a thank-you...
Diabetes is a chronic condition that causes elevated blood sugar (glucose), which can damage organs, nerves and blood vessels over time if left untreated. Diabetes mellitus is the formal medical term for a group of diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels due...
As temperatures continue to drop, so does your body’s natural defense against seasonal illnesses like the common cold and influenza. These common illnesses affect millions of people each year, especially during the winter season. By practicing healthy lifestyle...