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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected incidences of substance abuse, and how people struggling with addiction are treated. Social distancing and isolation…

While the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine, doctors are encouraging residents to catch up on their other immunizations. Lisa Gonzalez is Public Health…

Misinformation about COVID-19 has spread almost as much as the disease itself – and sometimes, faster. Why is this the case? When it emerged earlier this…

Weight gain is becoming an increasingly prominent issue as people spend more time indoors due to the pandemic. It goes by many names. The "Quarantine 15."…

In-person mental health services are being scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some groups are making a transition to telemedicine to compensate.…

Northwestern Medicine is implementing new rules at its hospitals and clinics in response to the spread of COVID-19. Patients were previously encouraged to…

As the coronavirus spreads, local health departments and hospitals are monitoring the situation and making plans. To keep abreast of the situation,…

Northwestern Medicine is celebrating the first anniversary of a program meant to be a bridge from a hospital stay to home.NM started the Homeward Healing…

Modern medical care involves a lot of record keeping. How it’s organized and shared has grown more complicated. Paper charts were once the norm for…

Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb was the site of a full-scale hazmat drill Thursday.Local firefighters and paramedics worked with hospital staff on how to…