If everyone seems sick, it’s not your imagination. Flu is on the rise in the Chicago area.
Chicago area hospitals say they’ve seen spikes in patients with the flu sooner this year than last year.
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Feds to award Illinois $193M next year for rural health care as part of Big Beautiful Bill Act, as state braces for Medicaid cuts.
The federal government is awarding Illinois $193 million next year to support rural health care — money that’s part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but not enough to...
New law requires public libraries across Illinois to carry opioid OD reversal medication
Though many Illinois libraries already have supplies of medications that can reverse opioid overdoses, a new state law will soon require all public libraries to stock them.
Some Illinois hospital systems won’t participate in medical aid-in-dying, which is allowed under a new law
OSF HealthCare, Ascension and Hospital Sisters Health System all say they will not take part in medical aid-in-dying.
New Trump administration proposals could further reduce gender-affirming care for minors in Illinois
The specter of losing federal funding has already driven some Chicago area hospital systems to scale back gender-affirming care for minors. But a few hospitals have held out.
In a break with federal guidance, Illinois will continue recommending hepatitis B vaccine for newborns
In a break with federal guidance, Illinois will continue to recommend that nearly all newborns receive hepatitis B vaccines, the state health department announced Wednesday.
Medline shares surge 41% during first day of trading after $6.3B initial public offering
Medline's initial public offering of stock is one of the largest of the year. The Northfield company sold about 216 million shares at $29 a piece.
Illinois should recommend hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns, committee says, despite federal guidance
The committee’s vote Tuesday followed a decision by a federal vaccine advisory committee earlier this month to no longer recommend hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns.
Nearly 23% of Illinois high school students say they drink, according to report
Nearly 23% of Illinois high school students said they drank alcohol within the last 30 days when surveyed in 2021, according to a report released Monday.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs bill that aims to make it easier to find therapists who take insurance
The new law, which will take full effect in January 2027, creates a formula outlining how much insurers must pay therapists for their services.