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RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding

By MIKE STOBBE and ALI SWENSON
Feb 12, 2026 3:06 pm - NEW YORK — Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services one year ago, he has defended his upending of federal health ...
'Take the vaccine, please,' Dr. Oz says in an appeal as measles cases rise

By MATT BROWN
Feb 08, 2026 2:36 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading U.S. health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the Unit...
The Biz Week That Was: New restaurants planned in Elgin and Mount Prospect; hospital names CEO

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Feb 07, 2026 12:19 pm - New Indian fusion restaurant, banquet hall could replace shuttered Golden Corral in Elgin A new Indian fusion restaurant and banquet hall could be coming to the spac...
Ascension Illinois opens free pharmacies in Hoffman Estates, Elk Grove Village

By Eric Peterson
Feb 06, 2026 2:44 pm - A new partnership will provide access to free medications for low-income, uninsured people at Ascension Illinois’ three hospital campuses in Hoffman Estates, Elk Grove Village and Chicago.
Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip before measles outbreak

By MICHELLE R. SMITH/THE GUARDIAN and ALI SWENSON/AP
Feb 06, 2026 9:18 am - Over two days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the same answer.
Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted drugs

By ALI SWENSON
Feb 05, 2026 6:43 pm - The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate at a time when health care and the cost of living are growing concerns for Americans.
Pandemic disruptions to health care worsened cancer survival, study suggests

By MIKE STOBBE
Feb 05, 2026 3:20 pm - During the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts worried that disruptions to cancer diagnosis and treatment would cost lives. A new study suggests they were right.
Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village names new hospital president

By Christopher Placek
Feb 05, 2026 3:06 pm - Ellis Hawkins was named the new president of Ascension Alexian Brothers hospital in Elk Grove Village, replacing Dan Doherty, who left for a similar role in Northwest Indiana.
Dealing death: Fentanyl-laced pills pose fatal risk to unsuspecting users in northern Illinois

By Amanda Marrazzo, Tom Collins, Charlene Bielema, Felix Sarver and Camden Lazenby
Feb 05, 2026 3:05 pm - Drug Enforcement Administration officials say counterfeit pills are “one of the most dangerous drug threats we face.” The pills are designed to look legitimate but often contain deadly, unpredictable amounts of fentanyl.
Super Bowl LX ads feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebs from George Clooney to Kendall Jenner

By MAE ANDERSON
Feb 04, 2026 7:57 am - As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.

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