Northwestern Hospital makes the case to Streeterville residents for a massive new cancer complex By Brian J. Rogal June 11, 2026 at 4:13 p.m. Northwestern plans to start excavating the site later this year, but still needs several state...
Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients. By Ali Swenson June 11, 2026 at 7:53 a.m. Health analysts have sounded the alarm about the Republican Trump administration’s newest guidance, which differs...
Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup By Lauren Neergaard June 10, 2026 at 2:44 p.m. While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America,...
More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped Obamacare health insurance in recent months By Lisa Schencker June 9, 2026 at 5:33 p.m. More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped their Affordable Care Act health insurance in...
Congo’s Ebola outbreak rises to over 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response By Justin Kabumba June 9, 2026 at 8:37 a.m. More than 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared...
Celebrating a wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses or close contact, but love lives here By Justin Kabumba June 8, 2026 at 8:40 a.m. As Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak that has killed nearly 100 people out...
CPS engineer invents a device to lower lead levels in drinking fountains. But can it scale for a citywide crisis? By Christiana Freitag June 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Replacing lead service lines can take years and thousands of dollars. Michael Ramos wanted to...
Illinois to audit plastic surgeon case after Tribune investigation By Gregory Royal Pratt June 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has been investigating plastic surgeon Dr. Ayoub...
Despite 8 patient deaths and a $56M jury verdict, state allows Chicago plastic surgeon to keep operating By Christy Gutowski June 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. More than five years after Illinois regulators started investigating him over a patient death, the...
New safeguards approved for Illinois hospitals’ adult guardianship cases By Emily Hoerner June 8, 2026 at 9:06 a.m. A bill strengthening protections for adults under guardianship gained approval from Illinois lawmakers, six months...