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Dipping Into Water Safety
Warmer weather can be a call to adventure. Summertime may prompt you to soak up the sun and enjoy the great outdoors. As you prepare for your river trips and pool parties, it is imperative…
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Sexual Assault Awareness: Myths, Specialized Care, and Community Resources
Deanna Booker, RN is a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Coordinator at Riverside Healthcare Sexual assault affects millions of Americans. Yet, it remains one of the most underreported crimes. Deanna Booker, Sexual Assault…
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Why Are We Social Distancing?
Social distancing is a great way to keep you and others safe right now.
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Understanding the Opioid Epidemic
Every day, more than 115 Americans die from opioid overdoses. The misuse of opioids, including prescription pain relievers,…
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HealthCurrents – Immediate Care or ER?
Do you know when to visit an immediate care versus the emergency room? Riverside’s Emergency Department and Immediate…
How in-ambulance care for stroke patients helps us save lives
Neurologist in Kankakee and Watseka, Illinois; Medical Director of Riverside Medical Center’s Primary Stroke Center Time is critical when someone’s had a stroke. Care can’t wait until a patient arrives at our emergency department. Area…
Living longer and getting stronger with acute stroke rehabilitation
Most people who have a stroke live through it. As the National Institutes of Health notes, of the 795,000 people who have a stroke in the United States each year, nearly 83 percent survive.
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How migraine and mini stroke affect stroke risk
Stroke symptoms can be deceivingly similar to symptoms of other neurological conditions. From vision problems and nausea to severe headaches and sound sensitivity, how can you know whether your symptoms are fleeting…
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HEALTHCURRENTS – Riverside Expands Emergency Department
Riverside is transforming the way emergency care is delivered. In this edition of HealthCurrents, Dr. Scott Smithgall takes us…
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HealthCurrents – Riverside Immediate Care Puts Well Within Reach
With more than 140 Riverside Medical Group providers including primary care physicians throughout four counties, six Riverside Immediate Care locations and…