As January marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) is offering a free, two-part webinar series aimed at equipping physicians and other healthcare professionals with the tools to identify and support those individuals exploited by human trafficking.
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More stringent standards for public health intervention based on blood lead levels in children are among the new public health laws and rules that took effect this month.
Endeavor Health said last week it will spend over $100 million to expand services at Elmhurst Hospital.
Brian Snell is the new president of Health Care Service Corporation’s Illinois plan, the company recently announced.
Biased language in clinical handoffs may negatively impact patient care, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine. The survey-based experiment had participating clinicians hear […]
The Department of Public Health issued nearly $2.7 million in fines to 248 Illinois nursing homes during the third quarter of 2024, according to recent data.
Illinois’ Medicaid program now covers certified doula and lactation consultant services for pregnant and postpartum individuals, officials announced Thursday.
Resilience Healthcare has launched multi-specialty clinics at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
The life expectancy for Chicagoans has risen to a level higher than was seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, but disparities remain, according to a report released this week by the city’s Department of Public Health.
Thirteen organizations will receive $200 million in state funds to support projects addressing health-related social needs and reducing healthcare disparities in historically underserved communities.
State regulators have approved California-based Prime Healthcare's plan to purchase a large chunk of Ascension Illinois’ assets.
Advocate Health Care will invest $1 billion in Chicago’s south side to expand access to primary and specialty care and wellness services.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and the federal and state Environmental Protection Agencies to sue two Metro East communities over failures to address their sewer systems.
About 770,000 Illinoisans would lose their Medicaid coverage if President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration makes cuts to the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.
An advisory council charged with proposing Medicaid financing models for expensive sickle cell disease therapies and other high-cost drugs and treatments signed off last week on a list of recommendations for policymakers.
The University of Chicago Medicine’s Comprehensive Cancer Center will receive nearly $3 million through two federal grants to expand programs that strive to increase diversity and equity in the cancer research field.
