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Majority of Supreme Court seems reluctant to block state bans on medical treatments for minors

By MARK SHERMAN
Dec 04, 2024 12:19 pm - Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, a majority of the Supreme Court seemed reluctant Wednesday to block Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
A shooter kills UnitedHealthcare's CEO in an ambush in New York, police say

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Dec 04, 2024 9:26 am - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed Wednesday morning in what investigators suspect was a targeted shooting outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding an investor conference.
Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

By TOM MURPHY
Dec 03, 2024 3:53 pm - Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, research shows. Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy closures, which can chip away at already-limited care options.
Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

Associated Press
Nov 27, 2024 1:57 pm - President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team of medical contrarians and health care critics to fulfill an agenda aimed at remaking how the federal government oversees medicines, health programs and nutrition.
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

By AMANDA SEITZ
Nov 26, 2024 9:32 am - Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning.
‘A very hot issue’: U.S. towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water

By MIKE STOBBE
Nov 23, 2024 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City. ...
Local nonprofit recognizes Advocate Lutheran General teammates with bouquet delivery

Submitted by Advocate Health Care
Nov 18, 2024 2:48 pm - More than 200 floral arrangements were delivered to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital on Nov. 14 to recognize and bring joy to teammates across the Park Ridge campus. Th...
Advocate Health Care hospitals receive high marks for safety

Daily Herald report
Nov 18, 2024 1:22 pm - Advocate Health Care has received two “A” grades from The Leapfrog Group on its fall 2024 patient safety report card. Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades are assigned to...
Wisconsin’s high court to hear oral arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid

By TODD RICHMOND
Nov 11, 2024 7:03 am - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced.
Hoffman Estates aims to become ‘Dementia Friendly’ community

Daily Herald report
Nov 08, 2024 4:08 pm - Hoffman Estates officials say the village is committed to becoming a certified Dementia Friendly Community through the Dementia Friendly America initiative. The effort i...

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