US CDC plans to drop five-day COVID isolation guidelines - Washington Post
(Reuters) -The U.S. CDC plans to drop its five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendations under new guidance planned by the agency, the Washington Post re...
Long-running, nagging coughs may be a problem post-COVID, post-RSV, post flu
PEORIA, Ill. - While viruses like COVID-19, RSV, and the flu have been on the way down so far this year, some lingering effects remain. Effects like a...
State reports COVID-19 outbreak at veterans home
(Capitol News Illinois) - Health experts warn respiratory illnesses are still circulating, even as numbers trend down after a brief post-holiday surge...
Public health officials urge caution around respiratory illnesses
(Capitol News Illinois) -The Illinois Department of Public Health is advising Illinoisans to take precautions to avoid spreading respiratory illnesses...
Visitor restrictions back in place at Peoria-area hospitals. Here's why
PEORIA AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES, Ill. - There are once again visitor restrictions in place at local hospitals because of an increase in cases of various ...
Another call from doctors, medical experts to get COVID, RSV, flu vaccinations
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Area doctors and health professionals are once again urging vaccinations with the holidays starting now that Hanukkah is under...
US life expectancy climbs in 2022 after COVID retreat
(Reuters) - U.S. babies born in 2022 gained roughly a year in life expectancy compared with babies born a year earlier, federal data showed on Wednesd...
COVID hospitalizations up in the area, says IDPH
CHICAGO, Ill. - State officials are sounding a cautionary alarm as they claim a few counties in Illinois, including in this area, are seeing an uptick...
State gets 9th recent credit upgrade as administration faces scrutiny for pandemic unemployment handling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois received another credit upgrade Tuesday, the same day a legislative committee once again scrutini...
Three get federal sentences for COVID-19-related fraud. Here's what they got
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria residents are going to prison while a third gets time already served after federal prosecutors say they made false statement...