Health
The hospital group that operates Ascension Resurrection in Chicago and St. Alexius in Hoffman Estates is continuing to recover from a cyberattack last week.
The study aims to make sure patients have more of a say in what happens during their deliveries and reduce unnecessary cesarean births.
Craig Pierce, who lives in downstate Bushnell, is paralyzed on the left side of his body and has severe cognitive deficiencies as a result of the stroke.
La demanda, una de miles, es la primera que llega a juicio con jurado y alega que el ingrediente activo del medicamento Zantac contra la acidez de estómago se convierte en una sustancia cancerígena.
High doses become routine patient care even when they make patients so ill that they skip doses or stop taking the drugs. “There’s a gap in FDA’s authority that results in patients getting excess doses of a drug at excess costs,” says Dr. Mark Ratain.
Bicycling grew more in Chicago than in any other major American city since 2019. But bike safety advocates say the city could be doing much more to protect cyclists and make biking even more attractive.
The suit, one of thousands, is the first to make it to jury trial and claims that the active ingredient in the heartburn drug Zantac turns into a cancer-causing substance.
Ascension health care network operates 15 hospitals and 230 sites of care in Illinois.
In a vote Monday, 98% of voters at UChicago moved in favor of representation by the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU), which represents staffers at Northwestern.
Las familias de bajos ingresos con niños en edad escolar pueden ser elegibles para recibir $120 en beneficios de alimentos por niño gracias a un nuevo programa financiado con fondos federales.
The government this year acknowledged Agent Orange’s presence at 17 bases, but not others where evidence is mounting — including Fort Ord in California and, possibly, Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois.
One in five adolescents experiences a major depressive episode each year. Adults must understand how to get kids help, according to the CDC.
An attorney for plaintiff Angela Valadez argued for a direct link between her cancer diagnosis and Zantac, which she took for nearly 20 years. Defense attorneys cited the drug’s proven safety record and blamed other health factors for her cancer.
Howard Brown Health Workers United said 98% of votes cast supported ratifying the contract.
The lawsuit is one of many claims made nationwide that the over-the-counter heartburn drug Zantac and its generics have an active ingredient that causes cancer. This is the first to make it to a jury trial.
Low-income families with school-age children may be eligible for $120 in benefits per child thanks to a new federally funded program.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office estimates the drugs — which include Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic — will cost taxpayers $210 million the first year. Others put that number much higher.
What to do when a senior care facility separates you from your husband? Well sing, at first. Then move.
Cristina Nichole Iglesias sued the federal Bureau of Prisons for the right to have the surgery and get the agency to pay for it and won.
Developer Hilco and its contractors agreed to pay the money to neighborhood residents for the 2020 botched smokestack implosion. Mayor Brandon Johnson was urged to release a report on the city’s “negligent” oversight.