Cheatham is seeing patients in Kankakee. Riverside Healthcare is pleased to welcome neurosurgery physician assistant Emma Cheatham, PA-C. Neurosurgery is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating conditions that impact the nervous system, specifically the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Cheatham completed her Master of Physician Assistant Studies at Pacific University in Hillsboro, […]
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Happy Birthday!!
Very special happy birthday wishes to: November 18: Brooke Bettenhausen!! November 19: A very special lady – Tina Turner!!!!!!! November 21: Mackenzie Hespen!!
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WCHD to Host Well-Woman Day November 13
The Will County Health Department will host its third annual Well-Woman Day, which is open to the public, on Wednesday, November 13, from 2 to 6 p.m., at the Joliet Chapter of the National Hookup of Black Women, 1705 Richards Street in Joliet. Well-Woman Day will feature complimentary health screenings, educational resources, raffle prizes, and […]
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Student Loans Got You Down? Study Up on Your Finances
Illinois ranks seventh among the states with the highest student loan payments. Here’s how to make those payments more manageable. A college degree is an important investment, but it’s also a costly one. With a little more than a year passing since the moratorium on interest on federal student loans ended, a new report from […]
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Time Thief Affecting More Than Half of Americans: Poor Mental Health
(NAPSI)—The latest GeneSight Mental Health Monitor survey shows that nearly half of Americans feel they have lost time in their lives due to poor mental health. Courtney Nugent suffered a decade-long struggle with anxiety. At first, medication helped manage her anxiety. However, after a surgery, she found her medication was no longer keeping her anxiety […]
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Akhil Shori, MD, Joins Riverside Interventional Pain Medicine Team
Dr. Shori accepting new patients in Bourbonnais. Riverside Healthcare is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Akhil Shori, an interventional pain medicine specialist, to its medical team. Dr. Shori brings extensive expertise in the field, utilizing minimally invasive techniques to manage and treat acute and chronic pain, including conditions affecting the neck, back, shoulders, […]
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Fill the Trailer Challenge; Help Now!
Organizers are hosting a fill-the-trailer challenge to provide badly needed relief items to storm victims in Northeast Tennessee and Western North Carolina. This effort is being held in conjunction with American Legion Post 1977 in New Lenox and the point of contact at the relief center American Legion Post 49 in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Much needed […]
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Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Outbreak
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a common cause of bacterial respiratory infections. These infections are most common in young adults and school-aged children. Infections are generally mild but sometimes can be severe. While this condition is not reportable in Illinois, there have been recent increases in percent positivity from clinical lab data, as well as […]
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KCC to host Veterans Day Reception, Recognition Ceremony November 7
On Thursday, November 7, Kankakee Community College will commemorate Veterans Day with a reception and recognition ceremony. The day will begin with a reception from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., in the KCC Art Gallery, on the first floor of the Arts and Sciences Building. A ceremony honoring veterans will be at 1 p.m. in […]
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USF Art Gallery Announces Watts Exhibition
The University of St. Francis (USF) Art Gallery announced its next exhibition, “Jacob Watts: Socially Distanced,” which runs through December 3. As part of the exhibition, the community is invited to a reception on Saturday, November 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. The USF Art Gallery is at 25 E. Van Buren Street, in downtown […]