Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup
While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America,...
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More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped Obamacare health insurance in recent months
More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped their Affordable Care Act health insurance in...
Congo’s Ebola outbreak rises to over 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response
More than 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared...
Celebrating a wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses or close contact, but love lives here
As Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak that has killed nearly 100 people out...
CPS engineer invents a device to lower lead levels in drinking fountains. But can it scale for a citywide crisis?
Replacing lead service lines can take years and thousands of dollars. Michael Ramos wanted to...
Illinois to audit plastic surgeon case after Tribune investigation
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has been investigating plastic surgeon Dr. Ayoub...
Despite 8 patient deaths and a $56M jury verdict, state allows Chicago plastic surgeon to keep operating
More than five years after Illinois regulators started investigating him over a patient death, the...
New safeguards approved for Illinois hospitals’ adult guardianship cases
A bill strengthening protections for adults under guardianship gained approval from Illinois lawmakers, six months...
Munster pauses mosquito spraying due to health, ecosystem concerns
Munster officials announced Thursday on social media that it’s “suspending mosquito spraying at this time”...
As Ebola spreads in Congo, a radio station tries to stop health misinformation
The rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola that Congo is battling took locals by surprise after...