COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses continue to rise in Illinois, with the Department of Public Health saying Friday they are increasingly concerned with pediatric ICU capacity.
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Researchers at Advocate Health Care are set to explore whether providers are under-diagnosing long COVID in Chicago’s Black community.
The maternal and infant health crisis, emerging diseases post–COVID-19 and treating racism as a public health crisis are among the priorities that state health leaders identified Tuesday as the biggest public health issues in Illinois.
Illinois’ top doctor on Wednesday urged residents to get their COVID-19 and flu vaccines, saying it is vital to protect loved ones from another potential ‘tripledemic’ of COVID-19, flu and RSV.
The number of pediatric emergency department visits for firearm injuries doubled during the pandemic, according to a report released this week by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
