Peter Frost

Cancer researchers at the University of Chicago will get a substantial boost Monday, when an international nonprofit plans to announce that the university and five other leading institutions will each...

Out to Lunch: Travelle 330 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago Travellechicago.com, 312-923-7705 Who eats: Mostly businesspeople, some guests of The Langham, the attached luxury hotel, and ladies who lunch. Why eat:...

Walgreen Co. said Friday its first-quarter net income rose 68.3 percent to $695 million, or 72 cents a share, helped by strong sales of prescription drugs and contributions from its...

Chicago's largest hospital was one of nine nationwide where patients covered by Medicare were more likely to experience complications and be readmitted within 30 days after undergoing hip or knee...

Walgreen Co. Chief Executive and President Greg Wasson's total pay jumped 13.4 percent to $13.65 million for its fiscal year ended Aug. 31, largely because of a 78 percent increase...

Thirty-four Chicago-area hospitals are banding together to share secure patient data through a new health information exchange. Health care officials say the effort will help hospitals better care for patients...

Consumers whose insurance plans were canceled because they didn't meet new standards set by the Affordable Care Act could receive a reprieve, Illinois regulators said Friday, addressing what's become the...

The Obama administration on Friday extended by eight days the date by which consumers must sign up for new health plans in order to gain coverage effective Jan. 1. Federal...