Most COVID-19 long-haulers continue to experience symptoms nearly 15 months after contracting the virus, according to a study published this week from Northwestern Medicine.
Illinois has spent roughly 0.5 percent of the nearly $29 million in federal funds it received last year to address COVID-19 health disparities.
After a legislative session that saw hundreds of millions of new dollars directed to mental health providers and services, experts said Tuesday that more needs to be done to bolster a chronically underfunded industry that’s been battered by the pandemic.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois said Monday it has launched a new program to offer abortion pills by mail to qualifying patients.
Contract tracing efforts in Illinois will change next month to a more “strategic approach” of automated case notifications, the Department of Public Health said Monday. Starting next month, those who […]
Illinois is in the middle of the pack nationally when it comes to the gap between what private health plans and Medicare pays hospitals, according to a new report.
While advancements have been made to rural healthcare, experts said last week that challenges remain.
Illinois’ two U.S. senators joined nine colleagues last week to urge federal regulators to immediately remove all unreviewed e-cigarettes from the market until they complete their public health review of […]
Illinois health leaders said last week they support the recent recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for children ages 5 to 11 to receive a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Northwest Community Hospital plans to build a nearly $86.7 million cancer treatment center in Schaumburg, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
A new pilot program will launch this week in Chicago to help immediately offer medication for opioid use disorder treatment.
The Illinois State Medical Society recently named Dr. Clarence Brown its new president.
Eight Illinois counties have passed the threshold where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people mask indoors in public spaces, according to data released Thursday night.
In recognition of National EMS Week, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program are honoring two members of the staff of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago for their decades of outstanding pediatric care.
Read MoreLoyola University Chicago’s Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing is proud to announce it will be able to increase access for underrepresented students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing thanks to a generous gift from the Sisters of the Resurrection.
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As of Tuesday, 1,083 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, down nine from Monday and up 222 from the prior week.
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