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Illinois distributes first $25M to local pharmacies to help them compete

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY
Jun 12, 2026 12:50 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker announced nearly $25 million in funding to support 434 independent pharmacies across the state. The funding, established through bipartisan legislation signed by Pritzker last year, is generated through fees levied on pharmacy benefit managers, the pharmaceutical middlemen responsible for negotiating drug pricing plans between drug developers and employer insurance plans.
FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Jun 09, 2026 2:57 pm - Federal health regulators on Tuesday signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years, giving Americans access to a skin-protecting chemical long used in Europe and other parts of the world.
Lawmakers at the end of session try to appease both sides in drug pricing controversy

By PETER HANCOCK
Jun 09, 2026 2:22 pm - The federal drug discount program gives nonprofit and public hospitals and clinics steep discounts on prescription drugs. Hospitals and clinics accuse the drug industry of trying to restrict access to the discounts while drug manufacturers say the program is being abused by big hospital systems. Illinois lawmakers passed legislation to ensure hospitals and clinics have access to the discounts but also called for an audit of how the program is being used in Illinois.
Inside the Trump-backed push to bring AI doctors into American medicine

By Elizabeth Dwoskin
Jun 08, 2026 10:03 am - Today, chatbots can only legally offer medical guidance with a disclaimer attached: Neither the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, nor any state licensing board, allows a fully autonomous AI to practice medicine. But Trump administration officials — citing concerns about the prevalence of chronic disease and issues such as the shortage of rural doctors — are driving a significant shift.
Ascension Saint Alexius in Hoffman Estates expanding joint-replacement surgery capacity

By Eric Peterson
Jun 03, 2026 3:11 pm - Ascension Saint Alexius in Hoffman Estates will increase its capacity for joint-replacement surgeries by 50% Thursday — a major step for one of only three orthopedic specialty centers in Illinois.
Hanover Township Mental Health Board approves new funding to agencies

Submitted by Hanover Township
Jun 02, 2026 4:06 pm - The Hanover Township Mental Health Board approved several funding requests at their May 26 meeting at the Senior Center in Bartlett.
Specialized program helps people with autism learn to drive

Submitted by Northwestern Medicine
Jun 01, 2026 1:32 pm - A specialized driving rehabilitation program at Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital is helping teens and young adults on the autism spectrum learn safe driving skills and gain independence behind-the-wheel.
Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya's Ebola quarantine center for US citizens

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
Jun 01, 2026 8:24 am - Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the virus.
The doctor dilemma: Patients face tough choice as more suburban physicians make the switch to concierge medicine

By Alicia Fabbre, Daily Herald correspondent
May 30, 2026 11:45 am - With a growing number of doctors looking to scale back so they can practice medicine the way they want, some patients are being left to find new physicians or make the switch to concierge medicine with their doctor.
WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped'

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE, JUSTIN KABUMBA and MARK BANCHEREAU
May 29, 2026 8:06 am - KINSHASA, Congo — The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus...

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