Vaccine memories of another time and place By New York Times December 31, 2020 at 11:02 a.m. For Americans of a certain generation, the rollout evoked searing memories of an earlier era...
Aetna drops Walgreens from its Medicaid plan, making it harder for low-income Chicagoans to get their prescriptions during the pandemic By Nara Schoenberg January 1, 2021 at 9:05 p.m. A patient had a severe mental illness, but with monthly injections of medication, he stopped...
If you want to stop drinking in the new year, here is some real life wisdom from people who quit. Plus what we’ve learned about alcohol, weed and drug use during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Stephanie Reynolds December 31, 2020 at 3:20 p.m. This has been quite a year, and it's not surprising that people have found themselves...
A patient saying over and over, ‘Please save my life,’ will forever be remembered. 2 Chicago nurses who treated COVID-19 patients have been journaling their experiences. By Alison Bowen December 23, 2020 at 1:59 p.m. A dying man grabbing a nurse's wrist, asking if God could save him. A patient...
In a pandemic year, walk and talk therapy is helping some Chicago residents get exercise and receive counseling By Alison Bowen December 21, 2020 at 12:54 p.m. Therapist Glenn Sevier, left, walks with his client Thomas Miller along Loyola Beach during "Walk-n-Talk"...
With coronavirus cases at an all-time high, some patients are nervous about going to the dentist By Hannah Herrera Greenspan December 19, 2020 at 7:49 a.m. Due to the novel coronavirus, which has drastically changed almost every aspect of our lives,...
Damon Wayans Jr. and Mayim Bialik producing TV show about Logan Square’s Sip of Hope coffee bar and its mission of suicide prevention By Darcel Rockett December 18, 2020 at 10:12 a.m. Two years after opening, the mission of Sip of Hope coffee bar in Logan Square...
Doctors to answer reader questions about COVID-19 vaccinations Dec. 14 and 16 on Facebook Live By Darcel Rockett December 16, 2020 at 12:37 p.m. Hospitals around the world are getting ready to begin their own COVID-19 vaccination campaigns at...
Should pregnant women get a COVID-19 vaccine? What about women considering pregnancy? Guidance is hard to find because trials exclude pregnancy. By Alison Bowen December 3, 2020 at 3:16 p.m. Hospital workers are under an immense amount of stress this year. But help might be...
Need to get tested for COVID-19 during the post-Thanksgiving rush? Here’s how to find the most convenient and affordable options. By Nara Schoenberg December 2, 2020 at 2:18 p.m. As many as one in five Americans traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday, and all of...