Deaconess Illinois Crossroads will host a free community health fair at the Rolland Lewis Building in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Officials with the hospital say it'll be their largest health fair ever. It creates a one-stop shop for community members to ...

With cases of measles being reported in more than 20 jurisdictions around the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has unveiled a new data dashboard to help school officials ...

As more people continue to develop Alzheimer's and Dementia, the Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter and the Illinois ...

The state will likely be short 6,200 doctors by 2030. Meanwhile, over 12,000 state residents have an international medical ...

Sample standard operating guidelines designed for safe, assertive, and effective operations.

Skeletal remains found in an Illinois river have been identified ... The case had vexed detectives for decades, and the department's cold case unit took a fresh look at it last year.

By Steve Benen Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a conspiracy theorist whom Republicans put in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services, left little doubt that he would soon announce ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced this week the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking back $125 million allocated to IDPH and 97 local health departments for ...

with its current cabinet-level form created when a law passed by Congress and signed by President Jimmy Carter spun it off from the broader Department of Health, Education and Welfare in 1979.

But the move echoes a decision earlier this week by President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services to pull back Covid relief funds to states for addressing mental health.

The crash happened just after 12 P.M. at the intersection of Illinois Route 26 and Old Illinois Route 26. A black Ford Escape , driven by 26-year-old Shania Cantrell was attempting to turn ...