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O’Fallon Surgical Center plans to add podiatry services
O’Fallon Surgical Center plans to add podiatry to its existing ambulatory surgical treatment center, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
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Lightfoot to teach at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will serve as a fellow at Harvard University this fall to teach a course on health policy and leadership.
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Arwady: No outbreaks caused by migrants arriving in Chicago
Chicago’s top doctor reiterated Tuesday that no outbreaks of either measles or tuberculosis have been reported among migrants arriving in the city.
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IDPH provides air purifiers to Head Start programs to fight spread of respiratory viruses
The Department of Public Health will provide more than 1,000 air purifiers to Head Start programs across Illinois to help reduce the transmission of respiratory viruses, including COVID-19.
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Chicago Department of Public Health to collaborate with community partners to map hottest places in the city
The Chicago Department of Public Health said Monday it will partner with community-based organizations to create heat maps and develop solutions to protect residents from extreme weather this summer.
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Chicago HEAL Initiative releases four-year report
An initiative to boost the health and economic prosperity of 18 south and west side Chicago neighborhoods has made significant progress in hiring area residents, according to a report released Monday.
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Illinois set to see $2.9 million through settlement with Suboxone maker
Illinois will receive about $2.9 million from a settlement with the maker of Suboxone, a drug that treats opioid addiction.
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Durbin rings alarm bells on cancer drug shortage, FDA OKs temporary imports
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is ringing the alarm bell on a shortage of critical cancer drugs, calling for more action from the Food and Drug Administration to curb the crisis. Meanwhile, the FDA said Friday it would allow for the temporary importation of a key oncology drug.
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On the record with Illinois State Medical Society President Dr. Rodney Alford
For Dr. Rodney Alford, medicine is a calling and he was called to serve in areas "where healthcare access and healthcare need was at its greatest."
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LatestCarle Health Greater Peoria Announces Relocation of Inpatient Rehab Center
Carle Health Greater Peoria is excited to announce the relocation of Methodist Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation Center to Proctor Hospital.
Medicare/Medicaid
Senate approves creation of state-based insurance exchange
The Senate moved forward Thursday on a plan to create a state-based health insurance exchange, though an added amendment will require House action.
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Pritzker expresses support for a state-based exchange
Gov. JB Pritzker has promised to sign into law a proposal that would create a state-based health insurance exchange.
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Panelists recap legislative session
Illinois lawmakers increased Medicaid rates, beefed up insurance rate review and modified a Medicaid-like program for undocumented immigrants during the recently concluded spring legislative session.
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General Assembly passes Medicaid omnibus
Lawmakers stayed early into Friday morning to pass the state’s annual Medicaid omnibus, which includes emergency rulemaking to give the Department of Healthcare and Family Services ways to address the cost of a program that provides Medicaid-like coverage to certain undocumented individuals.
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