Lauren Wright says it's time for lawmakers “to put their money where their mouth is.”
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has called for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take immediate action on implementing its plan to remove flavored e-cigarette products from the market.
A second Illinois resident has died after being hospitalized with a vaping-related illness, the state’s Department of Public Health announced Thursday afternoon.
Two Illinois lawmakers are the latest to propose a plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is looking to expand his office’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is pledging millions of dollars to create a framework for “mental health transformation,” one of just a few spending increases she is seeking in an $11.7 billion budget unveiled Wednesday.
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab will take on rehabilitation services for UChicago Medicine under a partnership announced Tuesday.
An anti-abortion law firm has asked the federal government to halt the enforcement of Illinois’ new abortion law.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve Quorum Health's application to close 314-bed MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island.
The Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) is excited to announce their selection as one of just 30 organizations across the state that will design and implement outreach programs as […]
The number of people enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans in August dropped by more than 9,100 members.
Illinois is making progress toward an ambitious goal of reducing opioid-related deaths by a third by 2020, an official from the Department of Public Health told lawmakers Monday.
Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago will temporarily suspend OB-GYN services next month.
Healthcare.gov premiums are going down for young adults in Illinois, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Washington University in St. Louis has been awarded $7.6 million for the creation of a research center to develop and implement cancer-control interventions in rural communities throughout central and southern Illinois.
There are now 137 confirmed cases of vaping-related illnesses in Illinois, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
