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To our patients: We are taking additional precautions at this time. Please see below for how this may affect your visit. Please do not come in if you are experiencing any illness including but not limited to fever, cough, sore throat. We advise that you call your primary care provider. If you have traveled recently, […]

The Fitness for Duty (FFD) evaluation is often an under-utilized service that many occupational health programs do not educate their clients enough on and the benefits of an evaluation of this caliber. FFD evaluations are medical evaluations used to determine if an employee can perform the essential functions of a job, without risking injury to […]

In years past the medical decision-making for DOT Medical Examiners for drivers who required insulin to control their diabetes was easy. It was one of four absolute disqualifications for driver who wanted medical certification to drive a commercial motor vehicle. Like the loosening of requirements for drivers with vision, hearing, and seizure issues, the Federal […]

The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act signed into law in June 2019 left room for some confusion by employers who had drug policies prohibiting marijuana use. Because the Illinois Right To Privacy in the Workplace Act prohibits discrimination in the workplace because of an individual’s use of a “lawful product” off premises of the employer […]

It’s never too late to get vaccinated for influenza, better known as the “flu”. While we ache for the start of Spring (seems like the ground hog was wrong about an early spring this year), we can’t forget that the flu and other seasonal communicable diseases are still lurking around. The flu season can extend […]

Medical marijuana is legal in 31 states and the District of Columbia. This equates to 62% of the states in the United States. Recreational marijuana is now legal in 10 states plus the District of Columbia as well. The times certainly are changing. Many companies are asking “Should our substance abuse policies be changing too?” […]