Latest Health News From The Illinois Newsroom Team
University of Illinois student activism leads to statewide campus abortion law
Student activists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are celebrating after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new state law they helped enact.
Local family hosts fundraiser to support research for rare type of muscular dystrophy
The rare genetic disease weakens the muscles a person needs to walk, eat and breathe. A mother and daughter want to raise money for further research.
Measles cases are on the rise — and a new semester beginning could impact C-U’s risk
URBANA — McKinley Health Center sent an email to all University of Illinois faculty, staff and students Tuesday warning them to protect themselves from measles.
Program to protect mentally ill from abuse is slated for cuts. Experts are worried
A program that monitors public and private psychiatric institutions, hospitals and nursing facilities for abuse, punishment, or seclusion of patients with mental illness could see a drastic reduction in its national budget next year.
States sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth
The states that are suing are focused on the administration’s civil and criminal enforcement efforts that target providers. The suspended care has sent families with transgender young people scrambling for care.
Unhealthy air alert issued for many Illinois counties due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
Those most at risk of getting sick are people with respiratory or pulmonary disorders, as well as children and adults who are active outdoors, according to the state health department.
Chicago hospitals are scaling back trans care for youth. A rapid response team is stepping in.
The team has a network of practitioners in Illinois who don’t rely on payments from the federal government, which threatens to cut funding to gender-affirming care providers.
Rural hospitals issue warning in wake of federal cuts
Hospital officials are warning that changes passed in President Donald Trump’s budget and tax bill put them on an unsustainable track that could lead to closures or loss of services in rural communities.
With water from out of town, the Mattoon Bagelfest is underway
Organizers for the annual festival trucked in water from outside sources as Mattoon’s water supply remains under a do not drink order due to an algal bloom.
Champaign-Urbana experts advise caution as ER visits from tick bites increase nationwide
Experts in Champaign-Urbana recommend residents take steps to protect themselves and their pets from tick exposure as emergency room visits related to tick bites increase nationwide.
Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law
Medicaid cuts are expected to hit rural hospitals the hardest.
‘The stress starts to leave the body.’ Meet Galesburg’s roving therapy dogs
They provide companionship and emotional support to people of all ages and backgrounds who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stressful life situations, health crises, and loneliness.
