Better communication between providers and recognizing substance use disorder as a long-term medical issue are keys to improving the recovery system in healthcare, panelists said this week during a panel hosted by the Health Care Council of Chicago.
Illinois will invest over $44 million to boost workforce training for healthcare and other sectors that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners took the first step Thursday to identify mental health as a public health crisis.
The city of Chicago is ramping up its COVID-19 vaccine efforts, aiming to have at least 77 percent of eligible residents receive at least one dose by the end of the year, officials announced Thursday.
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network and Malcolm X College are partnering on a new community development project in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood aimed at providing training programs for healthcare careers, the organizations announced Wednesday.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,561 new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths on Wednesday.
Illinois pediatric hospitals are seeing spikes in emergency room visits, with health officials joining together Wednesday to ask parents to call doctors about non-life-threatening illnesses before bringing children to the emergency room.
Negotiations on overhauling how long-term care facilities are paid are ongoing, stakeholders told a joint hearing of four House committees Wednesday.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is announcing a research collaboration with Aptinyx, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, to support the development of new therapeutics for brain and central nervous system disorders.
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Lurie Children’s Hospital and Communities United are among 10 global finalists for up to $20 million in grant funding to address racial inequities.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,002 new COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths on Tuesday.
Chicago-based NowPow, whose platform refers patients to community resources addressing the social determinants of health, has been acquired by New York tech company Unite Us.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined nearly two dozen colleagues Tuesday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a Mississippi plan that prohibits abortion at 15 weeks with few exceptions, even in cases of rape or incest.
Chicago’s top doctor said Tuesday the city continues to see positive trends in its COVID-19 metrics.
Cook County officials launched a new ad campaign Monday aimed at addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
Gov. JB Pritzker has reached an agreement with a labor union representing 260 employees at the state’s Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice on a COVID-19 vaccine requirement. It's the first agreement of its kind since the governor issued a mandate for certain workers in the state.
