Category: Top Stories

OFS Healthcare, U of I partnership receives $50 million gift for medical research

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 19, 2019 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0

A partnership between OSF Healthcare and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Grainger College of Engineering is receiving another $50 million to boost advancements in clinical simulations, healthcare systems and medical education.

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State to replace Title X funds for providers

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 19, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0

Illinois will forgo funding from a federal family planning grant program as long as recently implemented rules that bar recipients from abortion referrals remain in place, Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday.

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On the Record with Rosalind Franklin University’s Dr. Ronald Kaplan

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 19, 2019 | On The Record, Top Stories | 0

With a new 5,400 square-foot incubator and the near-completion of a 100,000 square-foot innovation and research park this fall, Rosalind Franklin University hopes to make itself a destination for bioscience companies, not only in Lake County but across the region.

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Duckworth aims to address healthcare gaps for LGBTQ veterans

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 18, 2019 | Federal Government, Top Stories | 0

Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth has unveiled a plan to protect the healthcare rights of LGBTQ veterans.

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Preliminary federal data shows slight decline in drug overdose deaths

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 18, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0

The number of overdoses in Illinois appears to have fallen slightly between 2017 to 2018, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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