Loyola Medicine has formally opened its new $69 million ambulatory care center in Tinley Park, the health system said Monday.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday defended a recently signed law that opens pregnancy crisis centers to fraud and deceptive practice charges, saying he does not believe a federal lawsuit against it has merit.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker joined health leaders Monday to unveil several steps to increase access to reproductive care.
Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin is seeking an update on the Food and Drug Administration’s plans to reorganize its food safety operations after a recent report found flaws in its practices.
Cristal Gary will serve as the plan president and CEO of Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, the company announced Monday.
E-cigarettes are now part of a state law that prohibits smoking in nearly all indoor public places.
July marks the first anniversary of the nationwide implementation of the 988 lifeline number for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board signed off Thursday on OSF HealthCare’s purchase of St. Margaret’s Health’s now-shuttered hospital in Peru.
Pregnancy crisis centers would be barred from engaging in what is deemed “unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices” under a law signed Thursday by Gov. JB Pritzker.
Nearly $13 million in federal funds will head to ten Illinois organizations to help expand access to healthcare in rural communities.
Chicago will end its wastewater monitoring for polio, the Department of Public Health said Tuesday, with all samples coming back negative.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday that it has confirmed 2,000 opioid-related deaths last year, the highest number reported in a single year.
NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health (NS-EEH) has announced a partnership with AVIA, the nation’s leading healthcare digital transformation partner, to research and develop a comprehensive, actionable strategy for the adoption of generative AI capabilities in healthcare.
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra used a Monday stop in Chicago to highlight steps the Biden administration has taken to increase access to healthcare services.
Advocates from across the mental health spectrum told members of a Chicago City Council committee that more steps need to be taken to improve the region’s mental health infrastructure.
The Department of Public Health announced last week a $10 million program to provide air purifiers to day care centers across the state, the latest step to help reduce the transmission of respiratory viruses like COVID-19.
