They met and became friends as neighboring season ticket holders for the White Sox. Years later, he donated a kidney to her. By Adriana Pérez April 3, 2023 at 12:16 p.m. One rainy day in the spring of 2021, longtime friends Lisa Polk and Kevin Fuller...
Palos Hospital targets underrepresented areas with career program showing ‘so many other things you can do in health care’ By Melinda Moore March 24, 2023 at 5:06 a.m. A group of high school students entered Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital in Palos Heights last...
Chicago starts testing for polio virus in wastewater in hopes of detecting any potential local cases early By Richard Requena March 17, 2023 at 2:38 p.m. The Chicago Department of Public Health announced on Friday it has begun monitoring for the...
Northwestern unveils program to perform more double lung transplants for terminal cancer patients, after successful surgeries By Lisa Schencker March 15, 2023 at 12:39 p.m. When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death...
Pfizer to buy cancer drugmaker Seagen in $43 billion deal By Bloomberg News March 13, 2023 at 11:33 a.m. Pfizer Inc. agreed to purchase cancer-drug maker Seagen Inc. for an enterprise value of $43...
Juul e-cigarette company settles $23 million lawsuit with city of Chicago over marketing vapes to minors By Hank Sanders March 10, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. The city of Chicago has reached a $23.8 million settlement with Juul Labs over claims...
More recalls of eye drops announced By Associated Press March 7, 2023 at 12:40 p.m. U.S. health officials are alerting consumers about two more recalls of eye drops due to...
Walgreens won’t sell abortion pill by mail in 20 states By Associated Press March 3, 2023 at 10:29 a.m. Walgreens on Thursday said it won't sell an abortion pill by mail in 20 conservative-led...
Group founded by Mark Zuckerberg to spend $250 million on new Chicago biotech hub, with researchers from Northwestern, UChicago and UIUC By Lisa Schencker March 3, 2023 at 9:31 a.m. A group founded by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg and his wife will spend $250 million...
Lightfoot defends police pension board against criticism it unfairly denied cops with COVID full disability benefits By Hank Sanders February 21, 2023 at 6:52 p.m. In dueling news conferences, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza clashed over...