Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., wants to create a federal grant program to fund patient navigators who help women access reproductive healthcare.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the Attorney General’s office obtained a guilty plea in a case against a Cook County OB-GYN who fraudulently charged Illinois’ Medicaid program for services […]
The number of Illinois teens who went to emergency rooms with suicidal thoughts or ideas has risen in recent years, according to a new study published Monday by Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
Illinois’ COVID-19 variant landscape continues to diversify, according to federal datareleased last week.
Illinois ranks 20th nationally when it comes to the health of women and children, according to a report from America’s Health Rankings released Wednesday by the United Health Foundation.
Five Illinois groups will receive more than $14 million in federal funds to help bolster the community health workforce.
Lead-contaminated soil in urban areas can lead to cognitive decline in children, and studies show that Black children in urban areas have a higher median blood level.
The Chicago City Council approved a proposal Wednesday to protect those seeking abortion services and gender-affirming care in the city.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., joined 28 other senators asking the Department of Health and Human Services to take action to protect women’s privacy following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
COVID-19 variant proportions in the six-state region that includes Illinois are mostly unchanged, according to federal projections released this week.
The city of Chicago announced Tuesday it has fully enrolled its cash assistance pilot program aimed at aiding low-income households disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Nurses across Chicago protested this week to raise awareness for what they say are unsafe staffing levels.
A lack of affordability, access and health literacy is preventing older Americans from getting dental, oral and vision care, experts say.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – On the day the Indiana abortion ban goes into effect, Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) is proud to announce the expansion of abortion care options at its […]
Champaign, Ill. — Carle will open a solely-owned pharmacy store in the space that was once a Walgreens retail pharmacy at the CarleChampaign on Curtis clinic. CarleRx – the new, […]
Advocate Aurora Health said Tuesday they will provide additional information to the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board after it postponed action on a change of ownership request to move the health system’s Illinois facilities to the new entity being created in its merger with North Carolina-based Atrium Health.
