Health Topics

Dr. Michael K. Ouwen­ga Schol­ar­ship recip­i­ents Logan and Mor­gan Zanger are turn­ing their pas­sion for help­ing oth­ers into mean­ing­ful careers. Logan is pur­su­ing a future in school psy­chol­o­gy and neu­rode­vel­op­men­tal eval­u­a­tions, while Mor­gan is on a pre-med track with plans to become a gyne­col­o­gist and researcher in wom­en’s health. Both cred­it the schol­ar­ship with pro­vid­ing the sup­port and oppor­tu­ni­ties need­ed to pur­sue their goals and make a dif­fer­ence in the lives of others.

Quin­cy Med­ical Group’s Ambu­la­to­ry Surgery Cen­ter (ASC) has been ranked #1 in Illi­nois based on Cen­ters for Medicare & Med­ic­aid Ser­vices (CMS) qual­i­ty data mea­sur­ing hos­pi­tal vis­its fol­low­ing out­pa­tient pro­ce­dures in both gas­troen­terol­o­gy (GI) and urology.

The Quin­cy Med­ical Group Foun­da­tion is excit­ed to announce that reg­is­tra­tion is now open for the 26^th annu­al Bridge the Gap to Health Race on Sat­ur­day, May 9, 2026. Par­tic­i­pants can choose from a 5K, 10K, or half marathon.

Whether you’re going for a run, sit­ting on your couch recov­er­ing from a bad flu, or sit­ting out in the hot sun, you’ve prob­a­bly heard the same advice: Get plen­ty of fluids.

Drink­ing enough flu­ids pre­vents you from get­ting dehy­drat­ed. Dehy­dra­tion is more than just feel­ing thirsty – it’s when you lose or use more flu­id than you take in, and your body doesn’t have the water it needs to func­tion correctly. 

Stay­ing hydrat­ed is crit­i­cal for stay­ing healthy, and it’s espe­cial­ly impor­tant for main­tain­ing a healthy heart.

An esti­mat­ed 40 mil­lion Amer­i­cans have a com­mu­ni­ca­tion dis­or­der, under­scor­ing the impor­tance of access to speech ther­a­py ser­vices. Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG) pro­vides care through its team of speech-lan­guage pathol­o­gists who treat patients of all ages with speech, lan­guage, cog­ni­tive-com­mu­ni­ca­tion, and swal­low­ing disorders.

QMG takes a col­lab­o­ra­tive, indi­vid­u­al­ized approach to treat­ment that may include assis­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tion tools, sen­so­ry-based ther­a­pies, and coor­di­na­tion with oth­er ther­a­py ser­vices. The team empha­sizes that ear­ly inter­ven­tion can sig­nif­i­cant­ly improve long-term com­mu­ni­ca­tion, learn­ing, and social devel­op­ment in children.

Symp­toms of pso­ri­a­sis and eczema often get worse dur­ing warmer weath­er. Here’s why, and how you can pre­vent a flare-up.

Army Chap­lain and Licensed Clin­i­cal Pro­fes­sion­al Coun­selor Steve Guziec has ded­i­cat­ed his life to ser­vice — first in uni­form, and now through his work at Quin­cy Med­ical Group. Draw­ing from his mil­i­tary expe­ri­ences, Steve helps vet­er­ans nav­i­gate the chal­lenges of life after ser­vice with com­pas­sion and under­stand­ing. His sto­ry is one of faith, resilience, and the last­ing bond shared among those who serve.

Join us Sat­ur­day, Sep­tem­ber 6, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at South Park in Quin­cy for the 5^th annu­al Man Up event host­ed by Quin­cy Med­ical Group. This free event wel­comes men of all ages to enjoy food, fun, friends, and fel­low­ship — and most impor­tant­ly, make the most of free health screenings.

Among the providers you’ll meet is Ted, Direc­tor of Car­diac Ser­vices at QMG. Ted has been part of Man Up since the very begin­ning and is return­ing for his fifth year. He’ll once again be on-site offer­ing free EKG tests while also con­nect­ing with men in the com­mu­ni­ty about their health.

As you get old­er, your prostate health changes. Here’s what you need to know about keep­ing your prostate healthy as you age. 

Focus­ing on pre­ven­tive care can help you live a longer and hap­pi­er, health­i­er life. Annu­al vis­its are a time to talk with your provider about rec­om­mend­ed screen­ings, fam­i­ly his­to­ry, and any con­cerns. It’s easy to put off these vis­its, but they can help you in the long-term.