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‘Medical care is a human right’: St. Charles clinics meet the needs of Kane County’s uninsured

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 15, 2025 6:55 pm - For nearly 25 years, the Tri City Health Partnership in St. Charles has provided free medical and dental services for Kane County residents living at or below the poverty level.
Inspiration behind Ashley’s Law again seeking legal changes to retain access to medical marijuana

By Eric Peterson
Dec 13, 2025 11:00 am - The 19-year-old Schaumburg woman who inspired Illinois’ Ashley’s Law in 2018 to have access to her medical marijuana patches while in school is again seeking legal changes to allow them to be delivered across state lines.
‘Something’s got to give’: Sticker shock hits suburban Affordable Care Act enrollees

By Marni Pyke
Dec 13, 2025 10:00 am - ‘Our health system system is broken.’ With the Senate at a stalemate and no action from House, some in the suburbs are finding health insurance less affordable than ever. Suburbanites with ACA coverage are seeing increases from 47% to 95% in monthly premiums.
‘Freedom and choice at the end of life:’ Pritzker signs controversial Medical Aid in Dying bill

By Marni Pyke
Dec 12, 2025 11:16 am - The governor took weeks deciding whether to sign “Deb’s Law,” named after a Lombard woman with terminal cancer. Opponents including the Diocese of Joliet said it “contradicts moral teaching.”
Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Dec 11, 2025 11:47 am - The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
FDA to investigate whether adult deaths linked to coronavirus vaccine

By Daniel Gilbert & Rachel Roubein
Dec 10, 2025 7:36 am - An agency memo alleged that at least 10 children died after receiving coronavirus vaccinations, citing it as a basis for overhauling how vaccines are approved, despite studies finding the shots have generally been safe.
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

By MIKE STOBBE
Dec 05, 2025 9:48 am - A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
Kennedy’s vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newborns

By MIKE STOBBE
Dec 04, 2025 9:11 am - A federal vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to delay a decision on whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.
Officer recalls confronting Luigi Mangione during manhunt in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting

By JENNIFER PELTZ
Dec 02, 2025 11:12 am - A Pennsylvania police officer testified Tuesday about confronting Luigi Mangione during an intense manhunt last year for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer.
Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions

By ALI SWENSON
Nov 26, 2025 8:10 pm - Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations, reductions that are expected to produce billions in savings for taxpayers and older adults, the Trump administration said.

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