IDPH, partners launch educational campaign on firearm restraining order laws
The Department of Public Health said Tuesday it will collaborate with partner organizations to raise awareness of the state’s “red flag laws."
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Apr 3, 2024 | Top Stories
The Department of Public Health said Tuesday it will collaborate with partner organizations to raise awareness of the state’s “red flag laws."
Apr 3, 2024 | Insurance, Legislature, Top Stories
The House’s Insurance Committee signed off on various healthcare proposals Tuesday afternoon, including several related to pre-authorization.
Apr 3, 2024 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories
A House committee on Tuesday evening advanced a plan to further regulate pharmacy benefit managers in Illinois.
Apr 2, 2024 | Top Stories
Illinois officials on Monday launched the state’s annual campaign aimed at boosting organ and tissue donations.
Apr 2, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories
More than 1,000 resident physicians and fellows at the University of Chicago Medicine said Monday they plan to unionize with the Committee of Interns and Residents.
Apr 2, 2024 | Federal Government, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Illinois' two Democratic senators have called on Medicaid managed care organizations to do more to address lead poisoning risks to children in Chicago.
Apr 1, 2024 | Press Releases
After officially opening in February, the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute, in Peoria, Illinois, has welcomed in its first proton beam radiation therapy patients.
Read MoreApr 1, 2024 | coronavirus, Public Health, Top Stories
Illinois’ respiratory disease burden is low, the Department of Public Health said Friday.
Apr 1, 2024 | Abortion, Federal Government, Top Stories
Attorney General Kwame Raoul has once again backed a challenge to Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion.
Apr 1, 2024 | Population Health, Top Stories
More than 50 measles cases have now been identified in Chicago, the city’s Department of Public Health said Friday.
Mar 29, 2024 | Hospitals, On The Record, Top Stories
Memorial Health last week laid out a leadership succession plan that will see Kevin England, senior vice president and chief administrative officer, become president and CEO by 2025.
Mar 29, 2024 | Legislature, State Budget, Top Stories
Stakeholders told lawmakers this week that more needs to be done to support those who work with the intellectual and developmental disability community.
Mar 28, 2024 | Press Releases
Today, Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) launched a fresh campaign to address an age-old problem: Explaining the role of public health in building healthier communities.
Read MoreMar 28, 2024 | Federal Government, Top Stories
Nearly 30 Illinois organizations will receive just over $22 million from the recently approved federal government funding bills to support health-related initiatives, the state’s two senators announced this week.
Mar 28, 2024 | Federal Government, Insurance, Top Stories
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 18 colleagues Wednesday to urge a federal court to vacate a 2020 federal rule that scales back healthcare discrimination protections under the Affordable Care Act.
Mar 28, 2024 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories
More than 200 medical professionals across Illinois signed a letter urging the General Assembly to create a board that would have the authority to set price limits on prescription medications.