Nurses say personal side of job is the most rewarding

Crystal Honald, a clinical nurse specialist at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, has been part of Southern Illinois Healthcare for two years. She was inspired to be a nurse by seeing others in action as her cousin and grandfather dealt with serious medical issues when she was younger.

Nurses say personal side of job is the most rewarding

Nurse Leeann Jones, shown on the job at Herrin Hospital in Herrin, Ill., spent much of her childhood at the hospital, where her mother worked. In 1979, after graduating from St. Louis University, she began a career of her own at the facility, where she now serves as director of patient care …

Nurses say personal side of job is the most rewarding

CARBONDALE, Ill. | Leeann Jones and Crystal Honald both followed personal connections to a career in nursing at Southern Illinois Healthcare. Their stories are different, but their goals are the same.

Health care leadership in reform era is topic at GSU event

UNIVERSITY PARK | Governors State University is presenting “Leadership in an Era of Health Care Reform: Quality and Patient Safety Implications” at 6 p.m. April 2 in Sherman Hall on GSU’s University Park campus. The program is free and open to the public.

Health care leadership in reform era is topic at GSU event

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Colin Kaepernick

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick passes as tight end Delanie Walker waits to run a route during practice Wednesday in New Orleans.

Health care upheld with key vote from NW Indiana's Roberts

WASHINGTON | America's historic health care overhaul, certain now to touch virtually every citizen's life, narrowly survived an election-year battle at the Supreme Court on Thursday with the improbable help of conservative Chief Justice John Roberts.

South Suburban Hospital announces local MVP winners

HAZEL CREST, Ill. | Advocate South Suburban Hospital has honored five associates as MVP Value Leaders for the first quarter of 2012. The MVP, which stands for Mission, Value and Philosophy program, recognizes associates, physicians and volunteers who go above and beyond in demonstrating Advo…

South Suburban Hospital announces local MVP winner

Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest has honored employees for their work ethic with MVP awards. Pictured from left are Edward Niemiec, Matthew Simpson, Pamela Schopp-Young and Jean Corsiglia. Not pictured is Onika Wilson.

Chicago's Jackson Park Hospital nurses join union

CHICAGO | The nation's largest nurses union has gained a bigger footprint in the Chicago area with a vote by nurses at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center to join National Nurses United.

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Where you live can help determine your health, studies say

BALTIMORE — Sabrina Oliver looked forward to good schools and safer streets when she moved her family from her crime-ridden and trash-strewn West Baltimore neighborhood to the suburbs, but was surprised to discover another benefit as well — a dramatic improvement in their health.

Stress overdose for doctors

Finding ways to keep a lid on the pressure is becoming ever more difficult for doctors-in-training, according to a new Mayo Clinic study.

States consider banning teens from tanning beds

If a proposed law passes, California teens under 18 will need a fake ID to use tanning beds. Citing skin cancer risks, legislators in at least 21 other states have debated bills this year to ban or restrict tanning bed use by minors.

PSC nursing students achieve perfect pass rate on national exam

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Every 2010 graduate of Prairie State College's nursing program has passed the licensing exam on the first attempt.

GUEST EDITORIALS: Put the brakes on transit cuts

Indianapolis already has the worst bus system of any major city in the nation. But it soon could get much worse.

Hospitals try cooking up better food for patients

Haute cuisine is to hospital food as coq au vin is to mystery meat, right?

5 Americans: How health care law affects them

CHICAGO (AP) — A couple on Medicare got a rebate check to help with prescription drug costs. A Chicago man with diabetes got health insurance through a new government program. And a Philadelphia businessman is hoping his company will qualify for a tax credit.

Folk remedies getting respect from doctors

Peppermint oil to help irritable bowel syndrome. Chile pepper seed rub to ease aching joints. Lavender to aid sleep. Hibiscus-flower tea to lower blood pressure.

GUEST EDITORIALS: Independent probe needed for IURC case

If Gov. Mitch Daniels and others in state government believe an internal review will put to rest questions about the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission's cozy relationship with Duke Energy, they're mistaken. An ethical breach that has led to the firings or resignations of four men demands…