Chicago’s safety net hospitals face potential service cuts, layoffs after signing of ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill
Illinois stands to lose about $48 billion in federal funding for Medicaid over 10 years,...
Health
Amid national measles spike, Illinois health officials say small outbreak quickly quashed
As national cases soar and federal leadership engages in vaccine skepticism, Illinois has so far...
Oak Park officials mull adding protections for gender affirming care
The Oak Park Village Board is poised next month to add an article to its...
A 30-year-old mystery is resolved with a $150K grant to Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society
A six-figure donation the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society received in June had...
Justice Department demands patient details from transgender medical providers
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas demanding confidential patient information from more than 20 doctors...
UN says if US funding for HIV programs is not replaced, millions more will die by 2029
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by...
US having its worst year for measles in more than 3 decades
The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported 10 measles cases in the state so...
Northwestern Memorial Hospital hopes to build new tower, with more than 200 beds, on Streeterville campus
A lack of enough hospital beds during times of high demand has caused “significant backups...
State fines, reprimands Champaign abortion doctor accused of leaving half a fetus inside Indiana patient
Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle was among a wave of new abortion providers who came to Illinois...
Illinois-based American Academy of Pediatrics sues Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine changes
The lawsuit alleges that a decision in May to remove COVID-19 vaccines from the federal...