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Patients continue to stream into Illinois for abortion care, new data shows

By Marni Pyke
Jun 10, 2024 7:21 pm - Nearly two years into the reversal of Roe v. Wade, women are continuing to turn to Illinois for abortion care, new Planned Parenthood of Illinois data showed Monday.
MCC offers partnership with Aurora University for nursing degrees

Submitted by McHenry County College
Jun 09, 2024 3:48 pm - A recently expanded partnership between the University Center at McHenry County College, Aurora University and Northwestern Medicine aims to increase educational opportunities for nurses across the community.
In cities across the U.S., Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies

By KENYA HUNTER
Jun 09, 2024 6:00 am - Parts of the north side of Montgomery, Alabama, are defined by what it has lost: restaurants, grocery stores and a convenient pharmacy, the latter of which closed five years ago.
Schaumburg to hold Community Blood Drive June 13

Submitted by village of Schaumburg
Jun 07, 2024 11:12 am - The village of Schaumburg encourages the public to participate in the next Community Blood Drive from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1320 W. Schaumburg Road.
Curbing chronic pain: Implant gives Highland Park shooting survivor new lease on life

By Barbara Vitello
Jun 02, 2024 4:26 pm - In January, Liz Roberts Turnipseed did something that would have been impossible 18 months earlier -- snorkeled in the Caribbean Sea -- thanks to a dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulator doctors surgically implanted in her lower back.
AP analysis finds 2023 set record for U.S. heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat

By SETH BORENSTEIN, MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and ANITA SNOW
Jun 02, 2024 6:00 am - The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the highest number in 45 years of records, according to an Associated Press analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths

By Jenna Portnoy & Dan Keating
May 26, 2024 6:00 am - Fentanyl, a pervasive killer in America’s illicit drug supply, is increasingly landing in the hands of teens across the region and nation, worrying providers who say treatment options for youth are limited.
Exploring in-home care options for seniors with VivaValet

Submitted by Jennifer Cain Birkmose
May 24, 2024 8:58 am - As the senior population in our community grows, finding reliable and compassionate care options that allow older adults to remain in their homes has become increasingly important.
DuPage County physicians named inaugural recipients of the St. George Foundation Distinguished Physician Award

By Kim Waterman, Northwestern Medicine
May 22, 2024 10:47 pm - Two DuPage County physicians have been named inaugural recipients of the St. George Foundation Distinguished Physician Award. This is a prestigious and rare honor as onl...
Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the U.S., a new study says

By CARLA K. JOHNSON
May 22, 2024 9:20 am - Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of national survey data over four decades.

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