U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., praised federal regulators Thursday for their decision to remove all Juul e-cigarettes on the U.S. market.
Health leaders at a Health News Illinois panel this week weighed in on what steps they’re taking to address health equity, what policymakers can do to move the needle further and what role telehealth could play.
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Gov. JB Pritzker said Friday he will call for a special session to take up “reproductive healthcare rights and protections” in response to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturning Roe v. Wade.
Chicago’s COVID-19 metrics continue heading in the right direction, its Department of Public Health said Wednesday.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois and its affiliates launched a campaign Wednesday to urge Gov. JB Pritzker and lawmakers to increase funding for abortion-related services.
Meaningful progress in addressing health inequities will be difficult without a restructuring in how healthcare is paid for, Rush University Medical Center CEO Dr. Omar Lateef said Wednesday, joining other panelists in citing inadequate funding as a main barrier to increasing access to care.
Read MoreToday, VNA Health Care, the largest community health center in the Chicago suburbs, broke ground on its new health center in Joliet. The new facility, being built on land already owned by VNA at 1501 West Jefferson Street, will include 26 medical exam rooms, a wellness kitchen, waiting areas, laboratory, nursing stations and mental and behavioral health counseling rooms.
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Illinois will receive more than $3.1 million as part of a multi-state settlement with drug company Mallinckrodt, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced last week.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services said last week it now expects the federal public health emergency to last through the summer.
With federal approval granted last week for COVID-19 vaccines for all children 6 months and older, Illinois and Chicago officials said they encourage all parents to schedule an appointment for their families.
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The Department of Public Health said Thursday it's working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as local officials, to investigate suspected cases of monkeypox in Illinois.
Survivors of sexual assault will have a longer period of time to access care under a plan signed Thursday by Gov. JB Pritzker.
The number of Illinois counties at “high” COVID-19 transmission risk has declined, according to data released late Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Humboldt Park Health broke ground last week on a $26 million wellness center that CEO José Sánchez said will help tackle health disparities in his mostly Latinx community.
Efforts are underway by the Department of Public Health and the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5 years old.
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Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital is the top children’s hospital in Illinois and seventh best in the Midwest, according to U.S. News and World Report rankings released this week.
