Gov. JB Pritzker joined colleagues last week to urge the federal government to make it easier for Americans to access over-the-counter contraception.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on Monday laid out its roadmap to update the state's professional licensing system.
Illinois will drop enforcement of a law that gives the state the authority to go after pregnancy crisis centers with fraud and deceptive practice charges, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Monday evening.
MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has opened applications for the second 51 Labs, an accelerator focused on women’s health. This year’s program focuses on preventing maternal mortality in the U.S. before, during and after birth and receives support from Health Care Service Corporation, Laerdal Million Lives Fund, BayCare, Parkview Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Organon and Stryker.
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Illinois’ top doctor said last week the state is entering an “exciting and then increasingly complicated time in public health.”
COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses continue to rise in Illinois, with the Department of Public Health saying Friday they are increasingly concerned with pediatric ICU capacity.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Friday intended to improve the state’s ability to process healthcare licenses.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said this week it is “unacceptable” that President Joe Biden's administration will again delay a federal prohibition on the production and retail sale of menthol cigarettes.
Researchers at Advocate Health Care are set to explore whether providers are under-diagnosing long COVID in Chicago's Black community.
Gov. JB Pritzker announced this week that an 18-person strategic committee will help design a new state agency that will house all of the state’s early childhood programs, including child care services.
More than 125,000 Illinoisans have signed up for 2024 health insurance coverage through Healthcare.gov, according to federal data released Wednesday.
Illinois continued to provide good mental healthcare, but racial disparities and high levels of air pollution are still prevalent issues in the state, according to an annual report from the United Health Foundation.
Gov. JB Pritzker's administration said Tuesday they will no longer proceed with construction of a shelter for asylum seekers in Chicago’s Brighton Park.
NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health said Tuesday the combined health system will now be known as Endeavor Health.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board signed off Tuesday on a nearly $17.8 million expansion at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.
DaVita plans to discontinue its 15-station, end-stage renal dialysis facility in Manteno, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
