Articles tagged as: Illinois
September 28, 2022
Pregnant people who use substances need support. Peer recovery doulas can help
Pregnant people struggling with addiction fear mistreatment from health care providers and worry about the possibility that they'll lose custody of their baby.
Read MoreJuly 21, 2022
Patients seeking help for long COVID are getting more options for treatment
While COVID may not be top of mind for people anymore, the pandemic isn't over. And for many people who have had COVID, neither is their illness.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2022
Amidst a lack of mental health services, the ‘Living Room’ approach aims to plug gaps
In Illinois, providers hope the Living Room model will help fill the gap in mental health services, as the nations new mental health crisis number, 988, rolls out this month.
Read MoreJune 21, 2022
Some states aren’t ready for the launch of the mental health crisis line, 988
Advocates are hopeful the three-digit mental health crisis number, 988, will make it easier for people to reach out for help starting July 16. But some worry about states where crisis call centers already struggle to keep up with demand.
Read MoreMarch 8, 2022
Why does Indiana have so many billboards advertising out-of-state marijuana dispensaries?
If you’ve taken a road trip in the past few years, you’ve definitely spotted the billboards dotting Indiana’s interstates and highways advertising cannabis dispensaries in Michigan and Illinois.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2022
Rural communities have a doctor shortage. This medical school is trying to change that
The Lincoln Scholars program at Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine aims to train up-and-coming physicians to work in rural areas by providing them with rural clinical experience right off the bat.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2022
As COVID overwhelms health departments, some scale back on contact tracing
As the omicron surge continues, health officials in some states have given up trying to trace close contacts in all cases. That shift, combined with recent changes in isolation guidelines, is leaving many confused and unsure what to do.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2021
Residents in congregate care facilities face yet another uncertain holiday season
Families with loved ones in facilities for the developmentally disabled are especially eager to spend the holidays together. But as the pandemic continues, they face new uncertainty and continuing lockdowns even as the rest of the country tries to get back to normal.
Read MoreOctober 11, 2021
How being a hospital chaplain motivated one pastor to address COVID-19 misinformation
With roughly a third of the vaccine-eligible population in the U.S. still not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, public health officials have been calling on trust community voices to address hesitancy, mistrust and misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine. Keith Thomas has taken that message to heart.
Read MoreOctober 6, 2021
What you need to know about COVID-19 booster shots
Should you get a COVID-19 booster shot? Who's eligible? When should you get the extra dose? We talked to an expert to get answers.
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