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The Peoria chapter of a national nonprofit is building partnerships to make the area friendlier to those with food allergies.
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A Pekin nonprofit organization that assists unhoused individuals is preparing to move its downtown day shelter into a new location at the Salvation Army facility.
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The Center for Prevention of Abuse is looking to build a new emergency domestic violence shelter in Pekin after the city council approved a land purchase agreement for a 1.8-acre property near downtown.
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A new "diocesan public juridic person" will take on sponsorship and sole corporate membership of the OSF Healthcare System. What that actually means may be a bit confusing for those not steeped in Catholic canon law and terminology.
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The most recent change is credited to a new partnership with Springfield Clinic, which will be providing the physicians needed to restore surgical services to the other two hospitals.
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With good weather and a bit of luck, Peoria County should be cutting the ribbon on its new Health and Human Services campus by this time next year.
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The severity of infections ranges from mild to serious, but the sheer number of infections means there is an increase in hospital admissions from these illnesses.
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Penicillin could soon get a much-needed boost up in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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Ranisha Riddle’s son Keundre is 10 years old and starting middle school. When Riddle gave birth to him, she was 16 years old.
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Winter and the holidays can be an isolating time for senior citizens. Mobility issues can prevent seniors from leaving their homes and family can become too busy to visit.
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Carle Health is now performing all general surgeries in the Peoria area out of Methodist hospital.
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Hult Center For Healthy Living health education specialists say a national survey showing a drop in use of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products among middle school and high school students shows that prevention efforts are working.