Welcome to the OSF HealthCare Blog

Staying up to date on what's happening in health care can be a challenge these days. The OSF HealthCare Blog offers you the latest thinking on health care innovation, wellness, preventive medicine, diet, fitness and more. Hear from OSF HealthCare experts as well as from our patients who experience our care first hand.

Cardiac Arrest or Heart Attack? Here’s How to Tell the Difference

November 6, 2025

senior asian couples smile with bandages on their upper arms

Everything You Need to Know About Who Should Get the RSV Vaccine

October 28, 2025

young female provider places a bandage over a male patients arm after a vaccine

Flu Shot Side Effects: What’s Normal and When to Call Your Doctor

October 14, 2025

female doctor and patient review x-rays of the chest in an office

What You Need to Know About Lung Nodules and When to Worry

September 24, 2025

high school students in medical lab coats smile in a lab

The Medical Career Immersion Program

September 10, 2025

female provider in a room and a digital provider on a monitor providers care for a female patient in a hospital bed

Virtual emergency rooms in traditional ERs: Explained

August 28, 2025