Taylor Farms expands lettuce recall to 27 states over cyclospora risk
Products with the potential to be contaminated with the diarrhea-causing parasite were shipped to 27...
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‘Unheard voices’: Chicago museum exhibit focuses on story of Filipino nurses in the US
Filipino nurses have long had a sizable presence in American healthcare but the reasons behind...
Northwestern performs rare quadruple-organ transplant on woman who previously had lung transplant
A recent operation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital was potentially the first of its kind in...
‘Grief is a beast’: Interventional care, palliative care. It’s time to consider bereavement care.
Illinois programs like Missing Pieces and Soaring Spirits International aim to help the bereaved with...
US citizen tests positive for Ebola in Congo
A U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the...
Health insurers propose double-digit-percentage price increases for Illinois exchange plans
For 2027, the state’s largest health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, is...
Prime Healthcare seeks to permanently close inpatient pediatric unit at St. Joseph hospital in Joliet
Prime Healthcare plans to permanently close the inpatient pediatrics unit at St. Joseph Medical Center...
Northwestern study shows transplants boost survival for patients with terminal lung cancer
Northwestern doctors hope a new study will be a gamechanger when it comes to transplants...
Illinois among states seeing cases of cyclosporiasis, an illness that can cause explosive diarrhea
Some Illinois residents might find themselves running to the bathroom more often than usual this...
Lurie seeks state’s OK to build children’s hospital in Downers Grove
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital has taken the next step to build a...