FDA warns of dangerous chemicals in some gel nail polish removers: What to know
The FDA has issued a warning after discovering methylene chloride, a banned and potentially cancer-causing solvent, in several gel nail polish remover products.
Measles outbreak spreads to 9th state: What to know
The confirmed cases of measles are the first Montana has had in 35 years.
FDA plans to phase out use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in food
Some states have already moved to restrict some synthetic dyes and the FDA banned Red 3 from the nation’s food supply.
Bruce Willis’ wife reflects on actor’s dementia diagnosis in new book
Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, is opening up about how life has changed since her husband was diagnosed with dementia.
Curbside Compassion rolls out mobile mental health care across Chicago
For one Chicago woman, bringing mental health care directly to those in need has been a decade-long mission — now, she’s doing it with a pink van and a powerful message of hope.
Measles outbreaks now declared in 8 states, including Michigan's first in 5 years
An outbreak consists of three or more cases that share a source of infection, according to CDC.
Covid.gov website changed by Trump administration to promote lab leak theory
The covid.gov website shows a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab" and “leak" under a White House heading
2 friends from Northwestern created a pen to help people with Parkinson’s write again
When Izzy’s ‘Pops’, who had lived with Parkinson’s for more than a decade, lost his ability to write, she and her friend Alexis decided to do something about it.
Deadly E. coli outbreak went unpublicized by FDA despite affecting 15 states: report
In total, 36 people were hospitalized and one person has died.
Shriners Children's uses motion-capture tech to boost nationwide patient care
Shriners Children’s Chicago is tapping into Hollywood-style technology to better connect its medical labs across the country.
3 cases of rare brain disease found in Oregon; 2 deaths reported
Three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been reported in Hood River County, Oregon, including two deaths. The CDC and state health officials are now investigating the rare brain disorder, which is fatal but not contagious.
Shriners Children’s uses motion-capture tech to boost nationwide patient care
Shriners Children’s Chicago is tapping into Hollywood-style technology to better connect its medical labs across the country, improving collaboration, research, and patient care.
Illinois inmates want mental health reform in prisons, not money, attorneys say
Nineteen inmates sue Illinois prisons—not for money, but for mental health reform.
