Ada S. McKinley Community Services is set to launch a behavioral mental health clinic at Insight Hospital later this month.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined the call for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that set aside the Food and Drug Administration’s marketing denial orders for products offered by two businesses that make flavored liquid used in e-cigarettes.
Urbana-based Carle Health plans to open two new internal medicine clinics this month in the Illinois Valley.
Dr. Sunny Bhatia has been named the first national president of Prime Healthcare.
Sixteen federal lawmakers, including Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Schaumburg, have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Food and Drug Administration’s authority and actions to regulate e-cigarettes.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday the launch of a multi-agency program to encourage teens to sign up as organ and tissue donors.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services said Tuesday they will resume revalidating the enrollment status of providers in the Medicaid program, after the process was placed on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Illinois will receive nearly $1.1 million for lead testing, mitigation and reduction efforts in local schools and child care centers, the state’s two senators said last week.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is requesting an examination of the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice’s interagency enforcement activities related to the sale of unauthorized e-cigarettes.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services will host a series of meetings for feedback on the managed care procurement process.
Earlier this month, Medicare unveiled the fruits of its negotiations with pharmaceutical companies on 10 drugs. More than 280,000 Illinois Medicare enrollees take at least one of the medications.
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Veterans’ homes at LaSalle, Manteno and Quincy are experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases among veterans and staff, according to the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
A new law will outline training for first responders on how to access a patient’s medical information within a cellphone’s health app.
Hospitals have not kept up with the demand for pediatric inpatient psychiatric beds, according to a recent study with two co-authors from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
The state’s Medicaid managed care rolls dipped 1 percent in June, according to recent data from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Abortion and reproductive healthcare took center stage at this week’s Democratic National...
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