Northwestern Medicine

Jenny Caterer of Geneva is looking forward to this year's Mother's Day after having survived bone marrow cancer, spinal surgery and two stem cell transplants – right after the birth of her daughter Kylee.

From paramedic to medical school to the military, Dr. Gregory Conrad and clinical nurse Randa Melms, also a military veteran, use their field skills to help triage at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb.

The Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Living Room in DeKalb now offers 24/7 walk-in crisis care for those suffering from mental illness or substance abuse, among others. Staff held a ribbon-cutting Monday to celebrate the expansion.

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital staff in DeKalb helped mark the birth of two special babies this week: Each was born on Monday, the day of the solar eclipse, and the families were gifted with a commemorative onesie to mark the occasion.

McHenry County marks the solar eclipse with viewing parties, picnic and gatherings with neighbors.

The pain management clinic at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital operated by Valley Medical Clinics has closed.

The odds of having a Leap Day baby are 1 in 1,461, or about 0.06%. But a lucky Sycamore couple on Thursday defied those odds and welcomed baby Riley at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb.

Meithan Davalos of Crystal Lake wasn't due until March 19, but arrived on Leap Day.

Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital now offers pituitary tumor resection surgery - going through the nose and nasal cavity to remove pituitary tumors.

A lung cancer diagnosis left Brian Daleske feeling hopeless and preparing for his death. Surgery turned his attitude and prospects around.

The Golf Fore the Cure committee recently donated $14,000 to the Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Cancer Center Foundation to the center’s efforts in the fight against cancer.

The drive-up collection sites run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee and Valley West hospitals in DeKalb and Sandwich.

Baby yoga classes are offered at both Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva.

Back to school means back to the doctor for some, as three viral respiratory illnesses – influenza, RSV and COVID-19 – are again expected to dominate seasonal sickness trends this year, and area health officials say to expect an uptick in October.

Health care industry argues it is exempt from biometric privacy liability while the attorney for two nurses suing their employers said that argument would effect "as much as 10% of the Illinois workforce."