Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies By Mary Clare Jalonick September 13, 2025 at 1:48 p.m. There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more...
Illinois to publish its own vaccine guidelines following changes by Trump administration By Olivia Olander September 12, 2025 at 6:01 p.m. Illinois' move to install its own vaccine protocols follows Health and Human Services Secretary Robert...
Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism By Mike Stobbe September 12, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. Federal health officials intend to award a contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether...
Pollen season is lasting longer, worsening allergies and altering pollinators By Adriana Pérez September 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Pollen has concentrated in the city over the past three weeks, mostly from ragweed. Wednesday...
Appeals court allows Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood By Associated Press September 11, 2025 at 8:29 p.m. Planned Parenthood says Thursday’s ruling means that more than 1.1 million patients can’t use their...
Gary food advocates react to grocery stores reopening By Maya Wilkins September 11, 2025 at 3:38 p.m. Miller K Market and Save More Foods are two Gary grocery stores that closed but...
‘Illegal and unregulated products’ allegedly seized at Bensenville vape distributor, Attorney General Pam Bondi says By Rebecca Johnson September 10, 2025 at 6:08 p.m. Federal agents raided a vaping products distributor in a west suburb over alleged ties to...
Average life expectancy in Chicago rebounds to 78.7 years, following worst years of pandemic By Lisa Schencker September 10, 2025 at 5:33 p.m. Chicago health officials attributed the overall improvement to a drop in COVID-19 deaths, after leaving...
Updated COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Illinois. Who can get them? By Lisa Schencker September 10, 2025 at 4:19 p.m. The Tribune spoke with doctors, pharmacies and health insurers to explain how people in Illinois...
West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings By Mike Stobbe September 10, 2025 at 4:17 p.m. West Nile virus infections are intense so far this year, with case counts running 40%...