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Immigrant advocates tout new report showing benefits of state …

WEBImmigrant rights advocates on Friday continued to push for one of their top budget priorities: full funding for state-run health care programs that benefit noncitizens, …

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How vaccine and testing access may change in McLean County as …

WEBThe statewide death toll is nearly 37,000. Eric Stock is the News Director at WGLT. You can contact Eric at [email protected]. The national COVID emergency ends …

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Central Illinois Friends Opens Second Location In Normal

WEBBloomington-Normal area residents who have trouble accessing sexual health care have a new option. Central Illinois Friends is partnering with the Community …

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McLean County and Illinois see weekly rise in COVID cases

WEBCOVID-related hospitalizations are at a near two-month high in McLean County. New cases also are up in the county and statewide. The McLean County Health …

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Free clinic in Normal seeks new executive director WGLT

WEBFor the past 30 years and through months of uncertainty following the temporary loss of its nonprofit status with the IRS, the Community Health Care Clinic in …

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Bloomington-Normal agencies overcome obstacles between …

WEBWhy it matters. McLean County Regional Planning Commission estimates that in 2022 there were 1,215 homeless people — adults and children — in the area. …

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Revamped Illinois Hospital Report Card website connects …

WEBThe public now has an easier way to check and compare the quality of hospitals in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health this month launched a …

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says …

WEBIn an 8-6 decision, the majority of the 4th circuit decided that these patients were entitled to health insurance coverage for their care. Judge Roger Gregory, writing …

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House Democratic leaders say they would help save Speaker …

WEBHouse Democratic leaders say they'll help House Speaker Mike Johnson keep his job if members of his own party make a move to oust him. "From the very …

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Israel will invade Gaza's Rafah 'with or without' a hostage deal

WEBTEL AVIV, Israel — Israel will invade Rafah "with or without a deal" to release the remaining hostages held captive in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

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Home Sweet Home Ministries explores medical respite opportunities

WEBThe Bloomington-based homeless shelter received a $68,000 planning grant from the Illinois Public Health Institute as part of a statewide initiative to expand medical …

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A Carle BroMenn doctor says the trauma of the pandemic could …

WEBA Carle BroMenn doctor says the trauma of the pandemic could be an issue for years to come. Dr. Girishkumar Dhorajia, head of Addiction Recovery and Mental …

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Stress runs high in agriculture, especially for women WGLT

WEBWhile men account for more of the deaths by suicide, women seem to see similar rates of stress. Women also face unique stressors — whether they’re active …

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2 central Illinois medical groups increasing access to women's …

WEBA collaborative effort between Bloomington's Advanced Women's Healthcare and OSF HealthCare will increase women's access to specialized health care in central …

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Top companies are on students' divest list. But does it really work

WEBWhy there's a call for divestments. Protests against university investments have a long history. During the 1970s and 1980s, students at Columbia and other …

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How to access opioid overdose reversal medication in McLean …

WEBSchaffner, Derrig and Tisdale all recommended McLean County get a Narcan vending machine. This way, people can have 24-hour access to Narcan in a …

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Report: Illinois prisons among worst in U.S. for mental health care

WEBIn her December report, Barboza described inmate mental health care in Illinois as “one of the worst that I have seen in my nearly 25 years working in …

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How A Big Nursing Home Company Got $20 Million From A Loan …

WEBThe owner of a Bloomington nursing home where 11 people died after contracting COVID-19 has accepted $20 million in loans through the Paycheck …

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OSF to build new Ottawa hospital, support regional birthing center …

WEBOSF HealthCare has plans to continue growing its presence in the Illinois Valley. The Peoria-based health care provider announced Wednesday it will build a new …

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Peoria-based nursing home company found in violation of federal …

WEBMore than 3,000 employees of Petersen Health Care, a long-term nursing facility company based in Peoria, were not paid overtime wages they were owed, …

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IDPH Director Ngozi Ezike to step down March 14 WGLT

WEBDr. Ngozi Ezike, who was appointed IDPH director in 2019, became a widely recognized public figure in the state as the COVID-19 pandemic upended daily life …

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