Health
Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak, the U.S. government's top public health agency has...
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
The head of the World Health Organization is seeking to reassure residents of the Spanish...
Hantavirus isn’t immediate threat to Chicago, experts say
What is hantavirus? Chicago expert says it's not the "next COVID-19" at this point.
Today in History: First oral contraceptive pill approved by FDA
On May 9, 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved Enovid for use...
West Suburban owners face off in court over hospital’s future
The owners of the now shuttered West Suburban Medical Center faced off in court Friday...
IDEM announces new air quality advisory for short-term conditions
The Local Air Quality Advisories will respond to short-term fine particulate matter increases overnight or...
Prime Healthcare hospitals will stay in-network with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, after months of uncertainty
Prime Healthcare, which owns nine Illinois hospitals, will remain in-network with the state’s largest health...
Column: Phillips Park awash in color as Aurora mom shines light on daughter’s rare medical condition
Aurora woman works to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, a complex medical condition her 5-year-old daughter...
How public health officials are tracing people who came in contact with hantavirus victims
Health officials in several countries are trying to identify and follow people who may have...
Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality
More than two dozen passengers left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak...