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.

pregnant woman looking at ultrasound trimester

What do I need to know about each trimester of pregnancy?

June 14, 2023

A pregnant woman sits on an exercise ball and holds weights to safely work out during pregnancy.

Should you exercise during pregnancy?

June 2, 2023

a provider examining a child at OSF OnCall Urgent Care; mother stands beside her child

9 things you didn’t know you can do at urgent care

May 31, 2023

Woman wearing face mask

Should I Still Wear a Mask During Respiratory Illness Season?

May 30, 2023

A woman stretches to safely exercise her pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy.

Pregnancy exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor

May 30, 2023

Sister Pieta and a child showcase the use of virtual reality.

How VR impacts complex surgeries

May 26, 2023