health

'I just want to get healthy and enjoy life again': One of Rockford's greatest go...

January 24, 2024 @ 10:55 am

By Paul Anthony Arco Special to the Rock River Current Download our mobile app ROCKFORD — It was 15 years ago that Brad Benjamin...

Winnebago County Animal Services halts adoptions after dog respiratory illness f...

January 22, 2024 @ 10:26 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Winnebago County Animal Services has temporarily suspended adoptions after a potentially serious...

Ripe Life Juice Co. to move into former Rockford Roasting Co. in downtown

August 31, 2023 @ 8:24 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Jamar Luster wants the next version of Ripe Life Juice Co. to...

Air quality alert extended as smoke from Canadian wildfires remains over Rockfor...

June 29, 2023 @ 5:55 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The National Weather Service has extended its air quality alert through midnight...

'Together we are better': New group brings together health providers and others ...

June 28, 2023 @ 1:29 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A group of health care organizations, nonprofits and other institutions will join...

'It smelled like a bonfire': Air quality issues expected to linger this week in ...

June 27, 2023 @ 3:45 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A smoky haze that blanketed the region for much of Tuesday threatens...

Youth workers help give Rockford housing residents easier access to health care

April 19, 2023 @ 12:29 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Residents of a public housing apartment complex on the city’s northwest side...

815 Yoga Collective to expand with more holistic services at Edgebrook in Rockfo...

February 1, 2023 @ 6:15 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Ally Ubiparipovic and Jaime Fagan are ready for Rockford to see yoga...

'Uplift your routine': New bungee fitness facility in Rockton to host grand open...

December 7, 2022 @ 5:55 am

By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKTON — Need something to spice up your workout routine? Uplift Bungee Fitness is...

Podcast: Tips, advice from Crusader Community Health for Breast Cancer Awareness...

October 17, 2022 @ 3:41 pm

Meredith MacKay, director of the Crusader Community Health Foundation, and Geneva Porter, director of clinical operations for women’s health services and adult medical at...

Podcast: Tips, advice from Crusader Community...

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'We have to start sooner': Ready to learn kits aim to help Rockford children get...

September 7, 2022 @ 1:13 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A new partnership aims to provide families and young children the resources...

Mercyhealth cautions parents about homemade baby formula

May 13, 2022 @ 2:29 pm

Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Mercyhealth is cautioning parents that homemade baby formula can be harmful to infants. The health care...

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Winnebago County Mental Health Board receives $18.3M in funding requests

February 2, 2022 @ 6:50 pm

From news reports Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board received 34 applications totaling $18.3 million...

When Do You Start Taking Your Health Seriously?

June 7, 2021 @ 2:59 pm

What age did you finally start taking your health seriously? If you did it young, good for you, because most of us don’t. ...

Lower Your Blood Pressure With Stretching

March 23, 2021 @ 1:19 pm

These days it takes an effort to live a healthy lifestyle. Sometimes though there are simple things you can do like stretching. A...

Science: It's Ok To Be Cheesy?

February 23, 2021 @ 12:10 pm

Dairy food has been getting a bad rap lately. Cheese in particular has garnered the reputation of being bad for your health, particularly...

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11 Wellness Tips for Winter

January 26, 2021 @ 10:27 am

As the seasons change so do our health needs. And during the winter we all need a little extra care. Below you’ll find 11...

Do You Feel Older Than You Are?

January 7, 2021 @ 2:41 pm

They say you are only as old as you feel. Turns out that’s pretty accurate. Two-thirds of Americans between 25 and 45 say...

St. Jude Psychologists to Residents: “Tend to your mental health over the holi...

December 17, 2020 @ 10:19 am

With the holiday season in full swing and many families throughout Chicagoland are bracing for a long winter of increased isolation, loneliness, and grief,...

Is Your Hand Sanitizer Frozen? Throw It Out!

December 3, 2020 @ 12:27 pm

These days it’s always good to keep a bottle of hand sanitizer near by. Your car is a good place for one but...