advertisement

Log Out

Health Care

The 'right model for our community': How DuPage health officials want to use opioid settlement money

By Katlyn Smith
Nov 03, 2023 5:00 am - With DuPage County set to receive a windfall from settlements of nationwide lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors, public health officials hope to use s...
As billions roll in to fight the US opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press
Nov 03, 2023 1:00 am - FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) - Communities ravaged by America's opioid epidemic are starting to get their share of a $50 billion pie from legal settlements. Most of that money com...
'We're all shocked': Billionaire donates $9 million to nonprofit with clinics in Palatine, Aurora

By Russell Lissau
Nov 02, 2023 5:00 am - A chain of nonprofit health centers serving the Chicago area and some downstate communities has received a $9 million donation from a billionaire's philanthropic organiz...
Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in Chicago

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Using sidewalks as exam rooms and heavy red duffel bags as medical supply closets, volunteer medics spend their Saturdays caring for the growing number of migrants arriv...
An Ohio amendment serves as a testing ground for statewide abortion fights expected in 2024

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Abortion access is expected to play a central role in the 2024 elections. The preview comes next week, when Ohio voters decide whether to enshrine repro...
Greater Family Health Receives Multiple National Awards for Quality of Care

Robert Tanner
Nov 01, 2023 11:00 pm - Greater Family Health's 2022 outcomes on Bureau of Primary Health Care Clinical Indicators have caused the organization to be recognized as a National Health Center Qual...
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White and...
BBB alert: Watch out for Medicare scammers during open enrollment

By Steve J. Bernas Better Business Bureau
Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - With Medicare Open Enrollment in effect through Dec. 7, anyone eligible for Medicare benefits should be wary of calls, texts, or emails about special offers to enroll wi...
How the Our Lady of the Angels School fire prompted survivors to open a chiropractic clinic

By Christopher Placek
Oct 29, 2023 5:00 am - Health always has been important to the Andreoli family — lessons imparted from dad, Gerald, and mom, Irene, who met in the hospital after being severely injured during ...
Millennial Money: The questions you aren't asking (but should) during open enrollment

By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet
Oct 29, 2023 1:00 am - Open enrollment is no one's idea of a good time, but health coverage is a crucial part of your financial health. Whether you're getting insurance through an employer or ...

Showing 561-570 of 2,872 previous next