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.

Guidance shifting around 'aspirin a day' for heart attack prevention
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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.

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.

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.

Pritzker vows to protect abortion rights in Illinois

"Shame on those Texas lawmakers for taking away, not just women’s rights, but women’s health."