Category: Medical Research

Advisory council considers barriers to sickle cell treatments

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 26, 2024 | Legislature, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

An advisory council charged with proposing Medicaid financing models for expensive therapies that treat sickle cell disease and other high-cost drugs and treatments heard personal testimonies this week on barriers […]

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Three Illinois groups receive nearly $2.3 million for medical research

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 18, 2024 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

Three Illinois organizations will receive nearly $2.3 million in federal funds to support medical research projects, the state’s two U.S. senators said Wednesday.

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Northwestern researchers discover a cause of Lupus, potential way to reverse it

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 12, 2024 | Medical Research, On The Record, Top Stories | 0

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine and Brigham and Women's Hospital said this week they may have discovered a root cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease that affects more than 1.5 million people in the United States.

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