Health Care
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Illinois Health and Hospital Association names Gerald 'J.P.' Gallagher as board chairJan 24, 2023 10:00 pm - Gerald "J.P." Gallagher, president and chief executive officer of NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health, has been elected board chair of the Illinois Health and Hospital Ass...
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Amazon launches a subscription prescription drug service
Jan 24, 2023 12:00 am - Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business. The retail giant said Tuesday that it will launch RxPass, a subscription servi...
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Glenbrook's in-school health center to reduce time away for students and staffJan 19, 2023 4:00 am - Glenbrook South High School's new health center is designed to give students and staff members access to quality medical care and help reduce their time away from school...
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Northwest Community Healthcare awards $100,000 to community groupsJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - The NCH Community Health and Outreach Board Committee has awarded $100,000 to 15 community agencies to support programs that help increase access to care and promote hea...
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'It's extremely frustrating': Diabetics struggle to find medication amid Ozempic shortageJan 17, 2023 4:00 am - Rhonda Fleming endured nearly three weeks without her diabetes medication. She had been trying to track down Ozempic since late December. Fleming needs the weekly inject...
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Ryan Kubacki, CEO of ARES PRISM Software, joins Edward Foundation BoardJan 15, 2023 12:00 am - • Ryan Kubacki has been named to the Edward Foundation Board of Trustees. Kubacki, a resident of Naperville, is Chief Executive Officer of ARES PRISM Software, a global ...
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U.S. kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows
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Pritzker signs abortion rights expansion
Jan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health care services. House Bill 4664, passed Tuesday during the Gen...
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New year, same problems? How local mental health experts are helping kids, familiesJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - Mental health problems people battled in 2022 may linger in 2023, as perhaps new challenges come to the forefront, experts say. The World Health Organization reported a ...
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Nurses at 2 New York City hospitals return to work as deal ends strike