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Author: Ryan Voyles

Raoul joins colleagues against new Indiana law prohibiting gender-affirming care for youths

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 19 colleagues Wednesday urging a federal court to overturn an Indiana law that prohibits healthcare professionals from providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth.

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IDFPR leader says work ongoing to improve healthcare licensing process

The head of the agency that oversees healthcare licensing told lawmakers Wednesday that an effort to upgrade its “broken and antiquated” system fell through this week, but they remain committed to fixing issues with the current licensure process.

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UIC study seeks to improve kidney transplant patients’ quality of life

The University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing recently received $3 million in federal funding to study the relationship between the gut microbiome and distressing symptoms experienced by some kidney transplant recipients.

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Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments over biometrics use in healthcare settings

The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments last week on whether two nurses’ rights under the state’s biometric privacy law were violated when they were required to provide fingerprints to access patient medication from secure cabinets.

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