David Heinzmann

Dr. Sunit Singla in his lab at University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, where he leads a team researching Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

When COVID-19 attacks the lungs, ventilators can be a patient’s only chance of survival. State officials say Illinois needs more of the devices.

April 3, 2020 at 10:43 p.m.

As the COVID-19 virus attacks the human body, it invades more and more human cells. The body's immune system fights back, causing cell after cell to become inflamed and leak...

Margaret Orozco pushes her bike to get tested for coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020.

Why are masks for doctors, nurses in short supply just when needed most? Blame a broken supply chain.

March 29, 2020 at 7:55 p.m.

As hospitals and public officials battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the disposable masks, gloves and gowns needed to protect health care workers from the highly contagious disease have become a public...

A physician assistant puts on clean gloves after performing a nasal swab for the coronavirus on a sick person on March 20.

12 nurses at U. of I. Hospital in Chicago test positive for coronavirus

March 28, 2020 at 12:23 a.m.

A dozen registered nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the union that represents nurses at the hospital. The report highlights...

People walk outside Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park in August 2019, as the hospital prepares to close.

Hospital officials: Illinois should consider reopening shuttered facilities to help care for COVID-19 patients

March 21, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

Illinois' hospital administrators are recommending that Gov. J.B. Pritzker consider reopening at least three recently shuttered hospitals to ease the strain on Illinois' medical system as the number of COVID-19...

Advocate hospitals pause drive-up coronavirus testing, citing national shortage of test kits

March 20, 2020 at 11:56 p.m.

Days after it began to ramp up drive-thru testing for patients who may be infected with the novel coronavirus, the Advocate Aurora Health hospital system announced Friday that it has...

Medical personnel at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge conduct drive-through COVID-19 testing on March 18, 2020.

How Illinois hospitals are preparing for a flood of COVID-19 patients

March 20, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

Even as Chicago-area hospitals make preparations to treat a growing number of patients with COVID-19, some experts are warning of scenarios where the system could be overwhelmed. Hospital leaders are...

A ManorCare Health Services facility in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, is shown in 2018.

Bill Conway’s billionaire father is bankrolling his state’s attorney bid. His fortune came from a firm that invested in weapons manufacturers and nursing homes accused of neglecting patients.

June 14, 2024 at 6:39 p.m.

Democrat Bill Conway's biggest advantage in the Cook County state's attorney race is also proving to be his largest political liability. The 41-year-old Chicago lawyer has been able to raise...

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