Setting healthy boundaries in your life is one of the best gifts you can give yourself and those around you. Boundaries can help you promote meaningful and healthy connections with others. But what does a boundary look like? Tisha Bayless,…
After a series of short hospital stays, former president Jimmy Carter, 98, decided to receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. That announcement from The Carter Center sparked an outpouring of support for our 39th president, but it also…
Fascinated by the science of medicine, Caleb Vajko, 17, enrolled in a partnership program between Memorial Health and Springfield School District 186 and has worked in sterile processing at Springfield Memorial Hospital in addition to attending high school at Southeast…
Heart pounding? When you feel flutters, pounding sensations or that your heart has skipped a beat – it could be love, but the actual medical term is heart palpitations. Sometimes heart palpitations are also felt in the neck. “Although it…
Did you participate in Dry January? Abstaining from alcohol for the first month of the year has gained traction since the pandemic with numerous apps available to tick off your no-alcohol days in January. The health benefits of abstaining are…
Mark Mobley lost a hard-fought battle with melanoma in 2022. During the last few days of his life, he returned home under hospice care. It was then he gave his wife Dolores several special requests to accomplish on his behalf,…
If you are old enough to remember your grandparents cautioning against sitting too close to the television set – you’ll ruin your eyesight! – then you probably recognize eye strain in today’s digital environment is not surprising. But do those…
Educator Rich Bowen was driving to Western Illinois University for a conference in 1992 when he heard a radio interview about the importance of prostate screening. Bored with the drive, he listened to the entire program and decided to schedule…
When Ryan Grosboll, 35, who has Down Syndrome and autism made it back home after a harrowing 77-day fight with COVID-19, it was the Memorial Home Care team who partnered closely with his family that helped finalize his return to…
Maybe you don’t jump over cracks in the sidewalk anymore to avoid breaking your mother’s back, but do you “knock on wood” when you anticipate something positive? Athletes from middle school to the pros will repeat the exact warm-up ritual…