Private insurance plan members would receive up to three primary and mental health or substance use disorder treatment visits per year under a plan unveiled Monday by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., joined Democratic colleagues on Monday in calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to take more sweeping action against flavored e-cigarette products.
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery were recently the first in Illinois to implant a new type of sacral neuromodulator, a small device surgically placed in the pelvic area that restores nerve signals communicating between the brain, bladder and bowel.
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Health officials are investigating three cases of Legionnaires’ disease at two separate Chicago nursing homes.
A Chicago child has died from the flu, the state’s first pediatric influenza-related death of the season, health officials announced last week.
Loyola University Health System is planning a $17.5 million renovation of its existing clinical lab at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, according to an application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
A Chicago city council committee signed off Friday on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s pick to serve as the next public health commissioner, setting up a possible confirmation vote at Wednesday’s council meeting.
For nearly a decade, Karla Ivankovich and her husband, Dan, have provided physical and mental healthcare to some of Chicago's most underserved communities.
Advocate Aurora Health will be the official healthcare provider for the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee.
Texas-based developer Trammell Crow Company is proposing a 16-story life sciences laboratory and office building for Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood.
Urbana-based Carle Health is set to acquire Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal, Advocate Eureka Hospital and other affiliated sites in central Illinois, the companies announced Thursday.
A pair of state health association leaders have been named to a Gov. JB Pritzker-backed committee supporting a graduated income tax in November’s election.
Chicago Lakeshore Hospital has begun to lay off staff, with nearly 300 employees potentially affected.
The number of people enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans in Illinois dropped by more than 8,000 members in October.
Around 19,000 fewer Illinoisans signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage during the last open enrollment period, according to preliminary federal data released Wednesday.
Esperanza Health Centers was recently named a 2019 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge winner by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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