At 80-years old, Joseph E. Thompson of Champaign doesn’t know how to sit down. He loves working out and being outside – fishing, boating, kayaking and more.
In his early 20s and 30s, Th...
Helping the poor in Haiti is something Carle’s Vera VanderZee, RN, considers a moral obligation. A trip there in August to help earthquake victims in the Les Cayes region was her seventh trip to...
Corey Briggs, a team member in Food and Nutrition Services at Carle BroMenn Medical Center, was a classic big brother. His pride and love for his younger brother Theo reflects in his voice as he muses...
Imagine cutting your travel time in half to see a medical specialist. Thanks to telemedicine carts, patients at Carle are gaining access to specialists in an outpatient setting closer to home.
Cass...
Physician innovators from Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CI MED) are bringing free health screenings and resources within reach for people facing barriers to care, including central Illinois&rsqu...
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and a reminder that diabetes can damage your heart, kidneys and nerves, and it can also have a serious impact on the health of your eyes.
Diabetic retinop...
For those with diabetes, monitoring and managing blood sugar can be difficult. It can also be taxing to manage diet and exercise needs every day. Diabetes Alert Day focuses on the seriousness of diabe...
“Don’t worry, it surprised me too!” confides Matt Jones, patient and part-time volunteer CPR instructor for Carle BroMenn Medical Center. “Until that day, when I closed m...
On April 22, we celebrate Earth Day by taking actions that support the environment. Carle Health is launching several sustainability initiatives at the scale of the individual, the organization and th...
Karima Isberg, RN, lactation consultant, Carle Community Breastfeeding Clinic, answers real questions from real moms about resources, support groups, supplies, milk supply and returning to work. Find ...
Children across the country are preparing to return to school after an unprecedented and unforgettable year. Whether preparing for another year in the classroom or a return to sports, an important ste...
On a seemingly normal day during one of their many conversations, Carle patient Terry Harris’ wife Lisa asked an innocent question, “What’s that on the bottom of your shoe?”
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“Why should I worry?” “I watch what I eat, I’m relatively active, and I’m only in my forties. Colorectal cancer screenings, like colonoscopies, are important if you have ...