Health Care
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Appellate court allows state vaccine mandate on teachers, other public employees to continue
Apr 15, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state appellate court ruled Thursday that it will not block enforcement of the Pritzker administration's mandate that certain categories of public employ...
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Advocate Medical Group expands care at new Naperville locationApr 14, 2022 11:00 pm - Advocate Medical Group is expanding its offerings to the site of a former grocery store in Naperville. The 28,000-square-foot space, located at 1508 Aurora Ave., offers ...
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Business for a Better World: Mindworthy Counseling & PsychotherapyApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 was a scary time for everyone, but perhaps none more than front-line medical workers like Pauline, an intensive care...
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Session recap: Bills would allow pharmacists to administer preventive HIV meds, fentanyl test strips
Apr 14, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation allowing pharmacists to administer or dispense preventive HIV medication and fentanyl testing strips were among health-related measures passed ...
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Option Care Health acquires specialty nursing providerApr 11, 2022 11:00 pm - BANNOCKBURN - Option Care Health Inc., the largest independent provider of home and alternate site infusion services in the U.S., Tuesday said it has completed a $60 mil...
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Aptar announces passing of Director Jesse WuApr 10, 2022 11:00 pm - CRYSTAL LAKE - AptarGroup Inc. Monday announced the death of Jesse Wu, a director of the company since 2018. Wu served on the board's Management Development & Compensati...
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Legislature approves incentives to increase staffing in nursing homes
Apr 07, 2022 1:00 am - By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would inject more than $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursi...
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Experimental diabetes drug fails studyApr 06, 2022 11:00 pm - EVANSTON - Biopharmaceutical company Aptinyx Inc. Thursday said a drug it is studying to treat patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy failed a recent clini...
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Simplify Healthcare's growth recognizedApr 05, 2022 11:00 pm - AURORA - Simplify Healthcare was ranked No. 135 in the Financial Times' special report: The America's Fastest Growing Private Companies 2022. The Financial Times' third ...
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House advances bill protecting nursing home visitation rights
Apr 05, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House advanced a measure Monday that aims to ensure nursing home patients have a right to visitors even amid a public health emergency. Senate...