New law puts $100 cap on monthly insulin copayments

GOOD NEWS FOR DIABETICS! A new law in Washington State caps monthly insulin copayments at $100.

Illinois reports 4,762 new cases of COVID-19, 29 additional deaths

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,762 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 29 additional deaths, on Saturday.

Coronavirus means life won't go back to normal until fall 2021, despite vaccines: Fauci

Top White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that life in the U.S. will not get back to normal until fall 2021 despite emergency approvals of vaccines.

COVID-19: Belgian St. Nick party for elderly leads to 27 virus deaths

Authorities in Belgium say a 27th elderly person has died in an outbreak at a nursing home from a super-spreading St. Nick party last month but hope the situation is finally under control.

NIH STUDY: Researchers find evidence to suggest COVID-19 can cause brain damage

After examining the brain tissue of 19 deceased coronavirus patients, researchers from the National Institutes of Health found blood vessel damage and inflammation in the patients’ brains.

Illinois reports 7,201 new cases of COVID-19, 157 additional deaths

Illinois health officials reported another 7,201 positive cases of the coronavirus on New Year’s Day as the state’s testing-positivity rate inched upward.

Police disperse crowded room at Congress Hotel during New Year’s celebrations

Chicago police dispersed several people from the Congress Plaza Hotel on New Year’s Eve because of overcrowding in violation of COVID-19 restrictions.

Pharmacist arrested for intentionally removing vials of vaccine from storage, rendering them 'useless'

A former employee of the Advocate Aurora Health Hospital in Grafton, Wis. was arrested Thursday afternoon for tampering with and causing the destruction of 57 vials of the coronavirus vaccine.

Officials urge Chicagoans to celebrate 2021 at home or virtually

The city of Chicago is reminding people that New Year’s Eve is not the time to say goodbye to the fight against the coronavirus. 

More than 2,900 U.S. health care workers died in 2020, Kaiser Health reports

According to data collected from the “Lost on the Frontline” project by Kaiser Health News and the Guardian, more than 2,900 health care workers died in 2020.

Greek nurse builds ICU at home to treat relatives with COVID-19

Tachtatzoglou, who had to quarantine and could not go to work once his relatives tested positive for the virus, decided to put his ICU experience to use by looking after them himself.

Tips for leaving those extra pounds in 2020
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Celebrity trainer Ramona Braganza dishes out practical tips for keeping our bodies strong and healthy heading into 2021.

Lovin' Local: Plant Based Beauty in Chicago
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Monica Little, owner of Plant Based Beauty, talks about how her business has fared during the pandemic.

China approves 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID-19 pandemic surges globally

China has approved its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use, marking the addition of another vaccine as the virus surges back around the world.

Aurora Grafton: Discarded COVID-19 vaccine incident was intentional

More than 500 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine had to be "discarded" after they were removed from a pharmacy refrigerator at the Aurora Medical Center in Grafton in an intentional act.