Am I Worrying Too Much?
By Jennifer Morrison, PsyD Postdoctoral Resident, John R. Day & Associates, Christian Psychological Associates A lot of people find themselves worrying about their children, their families, their bills, and other things on a regular basis. The amount of worrying and what you worry about can greatly vary from person to person. Time spent worrying can […]
I Can Hear, but I Cannot Understand
By Audiologists at Midwest Hearing Center I can hear just fine, I just cannot understand what people are saying,” is a phrase heard on a near-daily basis at most audiology practices. Another common complaint is that “people mumble too much.” The inability to discern what is being said is the most common complaint for most […]
Whole Grains It’s Not Grain Surgery
By Benjamin Goodin September is whole grain month because, for a few decades now, nutritionists have been pleading with the common consumer to eat healthier. There has been a lot of conflicting advice about carbs-laden grains: we should eat them; we shouldn’t eat them; we should only eat certain types. This tug of war becomes […]
What Do the Star Ratings Actually Mean?
By Krista Thomas, Marketing & Admissions Director, Hallmark House Nursing Center When the time comes to look into nursing home placement, whether for a short or long-term stay, it can be overwhelming. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed a rating system in 2008 to help compare the quality of care between homes. […]
Resistant Hypertension
Submitted by OSF HealthCare Hypertension, or high blood pressure, has become an ever-increasing problem in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one in three U.S. adults — or about 70 million people — has high blood pressure, and only half of those people have it under control. What is […]
Jonathan Roberts, MD, Develops a Rapid Diagnostic Platform for Variant von Willebrand Disease
Submitted by The Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute The Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute (BCDI) is proud to announce a publication by Associate Medical Director, Dr. Jonathan Roberts, in Blood, the Official Journal of the American Society of Hematology1. The article describes the development of the von Willebrand Factor (VWF) Multiplex Activity Assay that assists […]
New Baby? Making Introductions Part 2
By Lauren Malmberg, Peoria County Animal Protection Services Last month, we talked about preparing your household for a new baby. Hopefully, you’ve been able to make the changes to the pet’s sleeping and eating areas and adjusted the nursery to either accommodate or exclude the animal. You’ve also considered how the baby will change your […]
Bringing Peace Through Social-Emotional Learning
By Carol Merna There are days when we stumble upon an insight that shakes up what we thought was inherently true. Many of us were raised to believe that we learn skills that will allow us to get a good job when we grow up and experience financial success by using our minds — by […]
Chronic Disease Prevention
By Nicole Bushman, MPH, Encore Coordinator at Hult Center for Healthy Living According to the National Council on Aging, approximately 92 percent of all older adults have at least one chronic disease, while 77 percent of older adults have at least two chronic diseases. In addition, heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes result in approximately […]
Choosing the Level of Care That Fits
By Leon Yeh, MD, Vice President/Chief Medical Officer, Emergency Services, OSF HealthCare In a world focused on speed, information, and choices, healthcare is responding to patients’ desires for convenient and quick access to care. In addition to emergency rooms for serious symptoms and urgent care facilities that treat minor illnesses and injuries, there’s now a […]