Hammond woman receives Carnegie hero award for assisting swimmers in peril By Maya Wilkins June 26, 2025 at 2:49 p.m. Since 2010, the Great Lakes have seen about 1,357 drownings, and in 2025, there have...
Key Medicaid provision in President Donald Trump’s bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling By Lisa Mascaro June 26, 2025 at 1:19 p.m. The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald...
US pulls funding from global vaccines group, saying it has ‘ignored the science’ By Associated Press June 26, 2025 at 8:36 a.m. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the country is pulling its support from...
Robert F. Kennedy’s vaccine committee endorses preservative-free fall flu shots By Lauran Neergaard June 26, 2025 at 12:12 p.m. The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall’s flu vaccinations for just...
Nestle says it will remove artificial dyes from US foods by 2026 By Dee-Ann Durbin June 25, 2025 at 5:05 p.m. Nestle said Wednesday it will eliminate artificial colors from its U.S. food and beverages by...
FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots By Matthew Perrone June 25, 2025 at 4:58 p.m. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has expanded existing warnings on the two...
Lake County mobile clinic to offer free HIV testing in Hammond Friday By Post-Tribune June 25, 2025 at 3:27 p.m. The Lake County Health Department and The Aliveness Project will offer free HIV testing to...
RFK, Jr.’s new vaccine panel alarms pediatricians with inquiries into long-settled questions By Lauran Neergaard June 25, 2025 at 6:19 p.m. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers began their first meeting Wednesday...
Public health officials confirm state’s first human West Nile case of the year By Katherine Weaver June 24, 2025 at 8:17 p.m. The first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois has been confirmed by the...
Plan to replace Advocate Trinity Hospital with new, smaller hospital on South Side gets state approval By Lisa Schencker June 24, 2025 at 6:39 p.m. Some Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board members expressed concern about the new hospital's...