That plastic bottle of water may be convenient in helping you consume your eight cups a day, but is it the safest way to do so? While plastic bottles have made water more portable, they may have made it less…
For most of us, the Fourth of July holiday isn’t complete without cookouts, parades and fireworks. There’s no denying that fireworks are alluring and fun, but it’s best to leave that part of our patriotic celebration to the professionals. About…
Could you hear us? Memorial’s Wedeberg Conference Center erupted in cheers this morning as hundreds of employees gathered to hear firsthand that Memorial Medical Center has once again earned designation as a Magnet ® Hospital! Magnet is the highest national…
More than 600 women have participated in the SportsCare Women’s Biathlon over the past three years – and all of them can say they have won. That’s because the event is not about who crossed the finish line when it’s…
How can I lose weight? It’s one of the most common questions patients ask, according to Josh Ellison, MD, a family medicine physician at Memorial Physician Services’ North Dirksen Medical Associates. To those patients and to the crowd that attended…
In the summer of 1978, Paul Wappel was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Then 15, Wappel was working at a local pool in Belleville, just east of St. Louis, and was responsible for cutting the grass. When…
Steve Madden began to feel ill right before a trip he and his wife had planned for London. By the time they arrived in their hotel room, luggage in tow, he was gasping for breath. He didn’t leave the room…
Want to protect your heart? Start with watching what you put in your mouth. Diet can play a large role in preventing heart disease, a leading cause of death in men and women, or managing an existing problem. A heart-healthy…
The numbers are staggering – more than 111,000 people waiting for an organ transplant nationwide, 5,000 of them in Illinois. Every 10 minutes, a new person is added to the national waiting list and an average of 18 people die…
When you’re injured or ill, you may be unsure about where to turn for care. Memorial has you covered with our Emergency Department, four convenient ExpressCare locations and our network of 9 primary care physician clinics.