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Michigan reports the first 2 US deaths related to cyclospora

Aug 03, 2026 12:30 pm - Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan in the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite, state health officials announced Monday.
Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and the seniors who rely on them

By MATT SEDENSKY and GISELA SALOMON
Jul 31, 2026 7:32 am - Who will be there each morning with Solange French’s eggs at breakfast, and who will be ready with soup or fish at lunch? When the 91-year-old needs help in the shower, who will rush to her side, and when it’s time for a doctor’s appointment, who will take her? Who will do the laundry or buy the groceries or clean the house?
‘Something I can do to help’: Suburban donors respond to blood shortage crisis

By Christopher Placek
Jul 30, 2026 6:11 pm - Blood donors came to a Libertyville clinic Thursday after the American Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for only the second time in its 145-year history.
Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500

By PROSPER HERI NGORORA and MARK BANCHEREAU
Jul 30, 2026 7:41 am - The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, official data released on Thursday showed, marking a 50% increase in around a week that shows the emergency continuing to outpace response efforts.
St. Alexius emergency department award puts it among top 2% in nation

Submitted by Ascension Illinois
Jul 29, 2026 2:55 pm - The emergency department at Ascension Saint Alexius has been recognized with the Emergency Nurses Association’s (ENA) 2026 Lantern Award for demonstrating excellence in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research performance.
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and ALI SWENSON
Jul 29, 2026 8:01 am - Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three Northwest suburban hospitals accused of not properly providing pricing information

By Russell Lissau
Jul 24, 2026 3:58 pm - Three behavioral health hospitals in the Northwest suburbs are among the medical facilities the Trump administration says have failed to provide the public with basic pricing information.
Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Jul 24, 2026 3:49 pm - Federal health officials on Friday expanded the scope of their investigation into an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite to four additional states, including Illinois, broadening the size of the largest U.S. outbreak of cyclospora.
FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drug touted by Joe Rogan and other influencers

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Jul 23, 2026 5:01 pm - Health advisers met Thursday to review more than a half-dozen peptides, unproven substances that have become a growing wellness trend despite little evidence they are safe or effective.
Northwest Community Hospital gains approval for $175M cancer and neurological care center

By Lisa Schencker
Jul 23, 2026 4:49 pm - Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital hopes to move forward with plans to build a new $175 million cancer and neuroscience center after a state board approved the project earlier this week.

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