Health Care
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Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children
May 20, 2025 11:08 am - Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration.
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Illinois mulls ending a health program for some immigrants living in the US illegallyMay 19, 2025 2:25 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker's positioning of Illinois as a sanctuary state, a welcoming port for immigrants from across the globe, hit the hard reality of state budgeting this spring.
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Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill in a stunning setback
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Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions
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FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids’ teeth
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Chiropractor accused of sexually abusing 2 teen patientsMay 12, 2025 3:13 pm - An Aurora chiropractor has been charged with sexually abusing two teenage patients.
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McHenry County College hosts 5th annual health care industry forumMay 12, 2025 2:12 pm - More than 100 local health care professionals, educators, and community partners recently gathered at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake for an industry forum.
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Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs
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On her way to a work conference, Sherman Hospital nurse saves driver whose heart stopped after crashMay 10, 2025 12:45 pm - Advocate Sherman Hospital emergency room nurse Ashley Huizar is being hailed as a hero for saving the life of a woman whose heart stopped beating after a crash she happened upon on her way to a work conference in Iowa last month.
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Study: Immigrant health care programs may have boosted hospital bottom lines
May 09, 2025 1:04 pm - Two state-run health care programs that extend Medicaid-like coverage to noncitizens may have provided significant financial benefits for Illinois hospitals.