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Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted drugs

By ALI SWENSON
Feb 05, 2026 6:43 pm - The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate at a time when health care and the cost of living are growing concerns for Americans.
Pandemic disruptions to health care worsened cancer survival, study suggests

By MIKE STOBBE
Feb 05, 2026 3:20 pm - During the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts worried that disruptions to cancer diagnosis and treatment would cost lives. A new study suggests they were right.
Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village names new hospital president

By Christopher Placek
Feb 05, 2026 3:06 pm - Ellis Hawkins was named the new president of Ascension Alexian Brothers hospital in Elk Grove Village, replacing Dan Doherty, who left for a similar role in Northwest Indiana.
Dealing death: Fentanyl-laced pills pose fatal risk to unsuspecting users in northern Illinois

By Amanda Marrazzo, Tom Collins, Charlene Bielema, Felix Sarver and Camden Lazenby
Feb 05, 2026 3:05 pm - Drug Enforcement Administration officials say counterfeit pills are “one of the most dangerous drug threats we face.” The pills are designed to look legitimate but often contain deadly, unpredictable amounts of fentanyl.
Super Bowl LX ads feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebs from George Clooney to Kendall Jenner

By MAE ANDERSON
Feb 04, 2026 7:57 am - As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.
Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Jan 30, 2026 9:26 am - Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration’s bid to see him executed for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.”
Lurie Children’s plans to build hospital in suburbs

By Susan Sarkauskas
Jan 28, 2026 1:57 pm - Lurie Children’s Hospital announced Wednesday it plans to open a second hospital in Downers Grove.
Takeda expands footprint with lease of warehouse space at Innovation Park in Libertyville

By Mick Zawislak
Jan 26, 2026 1:13 pm - Pharmaceutical giant Takeda is expanding its presence in Innovation Park, a life-sciences hub originally built as the Motorola campus in Libertyville.
‘I could see it as a teaching tool’: Local experts praise new autistic Barbie Doll

By Matt Brady
Jan 25, 2026 2:30 am - Suburban doctors and therapists are praising one of the latest Barbie creations from Mattel for providing a spotlight to an often marginalized community.
New ‘medical resort,’ rehab facility opens in Batavia

By Joey Weslo
Jan 22, 2026 3:31 pm - Ignite Medical Resort Batavia recently opened a rehabilitation facility offering intense clinical programming and quality care, matched with boutiquelike amenities, such as on-site spas and private chefs.

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