Health Care
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Europe’s record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distress
Jun 29, 2026 8:28 am - Every few minutes, the mortuary owner's phone rings. Since a record-smashing heat wave started taking lives and storage space for bodies in Paris and beyond, the funeral directors and mourning families calling him mostly have the same question: Do you have room for one more?
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Four years after Roe’s reversal, Illinois still a destination for women seeking abortion careJun 23, 2026 7:53 pm - Planned Parenthood of Illinois said Tuesday, the agency has experienced a 48% increase in abortion care patients since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 24, 2022.
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Lake Zurich approves new Advocate outpatient, immediate care centerJun 23, 2026 6:10 pm - Advocate Health Care will be expanding its footprint and services in Lake Zurich with a new outpatient center.
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Suburban residents among 455 charged nationally in Medicaid fraud crackdownJun 23, 2026 4:56 pm - Several suburban residents are facing charges stemming from a massive Medicaid fraud crackdown that resulted in 455 arrests nationwide.
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Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no clear end in sight
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FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology
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Nara Organics recalls baby formula sold at Target after multistate infant botulism outbreakJun 14, 2026 4:14 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nara Organics recalled its organic baby formula sold nationwide in Target stores and online Saturday after a multistate outbreak of infant botulism, ...
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Schaumburg’s Encore Village expands Medicaid-funded housing while helping seniors displaced by bankruptcy falloutJun 13, 2026 11:15 am - The 2023 bankruptcy of Friendship Village of Schaumburg created an array of issues for its senior residents that are still being navigated by the facility’s new owners.
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Hanger Clinic in Schaumburg hosts rehab boot camp for above-knee double amputeesJun 12, 2026 4:41 pm - A nationally renowned integrated care center in Schaumburg for prosthetic and orthopedic patients spent Thursday and Friday dedicated exclusively to people who make up no more than 3% of the amputee population.
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Illinois distributes first $25M to local pharmacies to help them compete
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.