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Carle Health services help make exercise possible during busy holiday season

December means deadlines for end-of-the-year projects, colder weather, less sunlight and holiday preparations and travel. It's still possible to fit in fitness during this busy season, said Carle Health fitness professionals. Here's how.

World AIDS Day through the eyes of two infectious disease doctors

Unlike primary care doctors and other medical specialists, infectious disease doctors work across the lines of specialties and systems of the body to lend their expertise in diagnosing and treating challenging conditions caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.

Sports-Medicine physicians rally around supporting University of Illinois athletes

Carle physicians make the call as they advise to keep University of Illinois athletes healthy during and outside of competitive events.

Care for your eyes; prevent diabetic eye disease with a yearly eye exam

Diabetic eye diseases can result in significant vision loss. The best method to catching the signs of these conditions is with a yearly eye exam.

Identifying symptoms and taking action; sudden cardiac arrest and heart attack

Cardiac events happen quickly. Knowing the steps to decrease your risk and to recover from these events is crucial to staying healthy.

Ensuring no one is left out of breast health education a main focus of Mills Breast Cancer Institute

Paying attention to breast/chest health is central to those delivering empathy, care and open discussions to patients of all genders and identities at Mills Breast Cancer Institute.

Rural safety central to lessons in St. Joseph and Olney schools

The Rural Health and Farm Safety program joined ag partners in teaching youngsters about the hazards in rural areas.

Sun Safety: Preventing Skin Cancer Exposure

As the summer heat continues, with some parts of the world breaking record temperatures, experts at Carle Health are reminding everyone to continue practicing sun safety.

Help your child be a star “Pupil” this year with an annual eye exam at the Carle Eye Department

With the new school year quickly approaching, it’s important to schedule your child’s yearly eye exam, addressing any vision problems before they interfere with school performance.

Live chat now available through Carle website chatbot

Live support with Maggie the pop-up chatbot make connecting easier for patients.

Minority mental health concerns sometimes ignored, misunderstood, therapists say

Mental illness symptoms among people of color sometimes are ignored or misunderstood. National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is important to remind people of color, their loved ones and health professionals to take action when symptoms of depression, anxiety or other illnesses are exhibited.

Community Coalition Seeks to Increase Health Access Across McLean County

Health needs assessments demonstrate how some McLean County neighborhoods and communities struggle to access needed services. In response, local civic leaders and nonprofits have embarked on a growing partnership to improve the health and well-being of local residents. A new Carle BroMenn mobile health clinic, dedicated to McLean County represents the first step in improving these gaps in local communities.

Patient credits doctor for improving her health, mobility, confidence

Outpatient total joint replacement gets patients back on their feet in no time with faster recovery available at home with loved ones.

Independence Day shouldn't mean a trip to the Emergency Department

The Fourth of July is prime time for fireworks injuries, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, burns and traffic crashes because of DUI. Carle Health experts describe what they deal with this time of year and pass along their tips to avoid spending the holiday in the hospital.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy healed patient’s wound and touched his heart

A complex wound-healing situation brought Norman Jones to the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine at Carle BroMenn Medical Center but what he left with was not just healing, but a new extended family.

Sensitivity, safety, strengthening at the center of exercise program for cancer survivors

Cancer survivors can gently ease into exercise through a 10-week program.

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