Articles filed under Health
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Rauner budget hits hospitals, nursing homesFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - CHICAGO - In proposing to cut Illinois' Medicaid program by $1.5 billion, Gov. Bruce Rauner has chosen to go toe-to-toe with three powerful business lobbies: retail phar...
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AP Interview: Liberia leader urges help in post-Ebola phaseFeb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Liberia's leader on Sunday urged the United States and other countries to keep up their support to the West African nation as it rec...
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Fearing Ebola, N. Korea bars tourists from capital marathonFeb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Further restricting travel to the already isolated country, North Korea barred foreigners from one of its most popular tourist events - the annual Pyongyang...
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Deaths in Saudi Arabia from MERS virus climb to 385Feb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry says two more people have died after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS, pushing the total n...
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New woes for HealthCare.gov: Wrong tax info sent outFeb 20, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a new setback for the health care law and the people it's supposed to help, the government said Friday it made a tax-reporting error that's fouling ...
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Liberia: 8 hospital staff under observation in Ebola scareFeb 20, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Eight health workers at a hospital in Liberia's capital have been sent home for observation after coming into contact with a patient who later t...
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Burkina Faso: Food aid shortage threatens HIV patientsFeb 20, 2015 10:00 pm - OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso could soon face cuts in food assistance because of a funding shortage, the Worl...
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Law would tighten religious exemptions on vaccinationsFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - In the wake of the recent suburban measles outbreak, a state lawmaker wants to tighten rules on families claiming religious exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations. ...
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Wheaton Rotary helps fund two pediatric brain cancer studiesFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - New pediatric brain cancer research soon will begin in Chicago and San Francisco, thanks in part to a recent donation from the Wheaton Rotary Club. The organization pres...
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Schaumburg police save first life with overdose antidoteFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - Schaumburg police have saved their first life from a heroin overdose through the use of the drug Narcan. According to a statement released Friday, the first police offic...