Biden: Prescription drugs ‘outrageously expensive’ in US, calls on Senate to act
President Joe Biden pushed his “Build Back Better” agenda, focusing on how provisions of the spending bill would lower the cost of prescription drugs for many.
Judge allows NorthShore University HealthSystem to fire unvaccinated employees
A judge will allow NorthShore University HealthSystem to fire employees who refuse a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Pfizer signs deal to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill
Pfizer has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill in an effort to expand access.
Regeneron says single dose of antibody treatment cut COVID-19 risk by 81%
Regeneron said Monday that its monoclonal antibody treatment was shown to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 by 81.6% for up to eight months.
Illinois COVID-related hospitalizations dip to 3-month low
Sixty-four percent of eligible Illinois residents are now fully vaccinated.
Guidance shifting around 'aspirin a day' for heart attack prevention
Dr. Daniel Luger, director at the Rush Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, talks about the medical community's findings on the long-held guidance of taking an aspirin a day to combat the risk of heart disease.
Illinois nurse practitioner calls vaccine mandates 'disheartening'
Neelie Panozzo has chosen to fight the mandate, and is one of six nurses suing Riverside Healthcare in Kankakee, Illinois after being told she would be fired for not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Federal appeals court lets Texas temporarily resume strict abortion law
A federal appeals court is temporarily allowing the nation’s toughest abortion law to resume in Texas.
Libertyville nurse 'inserted her own agenda' into patient's end-of-life decision: officials
A former nurse at a hospital in Libertyville has been charged with endangering the safety of a patient.
Opponents of Texas abortion ban expand challenges
Opponents of a new Texas ban on most abortions filed a lawsuit in Illinois on Tuesday after weeks of being thwarted by courts elsewhere in their efforts to block the nation’s most restrictive abortion law.
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago says 99 percent of employees are vaccinated
Rush is now checking staff vaccination records to determine who is not vaccinated. “We want to make sure that someone is truly non-compliant before we take the next step,” the director of Employee Health said.
Thousands march for abortion rights at protests in Chicago and across the country
There were 650 protests across the country on Saturday.
Chicago hospital training people to use Narcan to help prevent overdose deaths
Life-saving training is underway Wednesday at one Chicago hospital, but it's not for doctors and nurses.
Chicago abortion rally: Demonstrators gather to protest Texas, Mississippi laws
Supporters of abortion rights rallied in Chicago on Monday.
Speech Language Pathology program opens donation-based clinic
DePaul University is looking to fill a health care void by opening a new speech and language clinic in Lincoln Park.
Chicago and suburban hospitals tell parents: Don't bring your child to ER unless they really need it
Of course, there are reasons to go to the ER with your kid, and those reasons include: Newborns with fevers over 100.4 degrees, severe chest pains, trouble breathing, large burns or broken bones, seizures, changes in the ability to speak or move, and thoughts of harming oneself or others.
Chicago man sues over Texas abortion law
A man from Chicago has gotten directly involved in the fight over the new abortion ban in Texas.
Justice Department files lawsuit against Texas over abortion law
The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution."
Satanic Temple to fight Texas abortion law, cites religious freedom
The Satanic Temple is arguing that women should be able to take an abortion-inducing drug as an expression of religious freedom within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.
COVID-19 vaccine deadline extended for Illinois healthcare providers, educators and students
Gov. JB Pritzker has extended the deadline for healthcare workers, teachers and students in Illinois to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.