How is Carle Hospital in Urbana handling the surge of sick kids?
URBANA – Converting adult intensive care beds, and naming nurse teams after Hogwarts houses – these are just a couple of the ways Carle Hospital in Urbana is weathering a surge of respiratory infections among children this winter.
How effective are different policies at fighting medical debt? A researcher weighs in
LOS ANGELES — Wes Yin says it’s impossible to study health care these days without coming across the issue of medical debt. “There’s a lot
Illinois abortions increased nearly 30% in two months after Supreme Court’s ruling
For months, abortion providers in the Metro East have described a surge in patients since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision
A SCOTUS case that started in a nursing home could have far-reaching implications for millions
VALPARAISO, Ind. — When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her elderly father’s care before he died, she hoped to get justice for her
How a major Medicare change could help seniors with high drug costs
OGDEN DUNES, Ind. — Multiple sclerosis was a one-two punch to Therese Humphrey Ball’s life. She had to deal with the disease – and the
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker moves to make abortion more accessible to people in prisons
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pledged to remove a barrier to abortion for people in prison after a WBEZ investigation found incarcerated people had
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B
CVS and Walgreens have agreed in principle to pay a total of about $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of powerful prescription opioids.
Barred from Medicaid, some pregnant immigrants have few options for care
DES MOINES, Ia. — Last spring, two pregnant women who had recently arrived from Myanmar showed up at Abigail Sui’s home in Des Moines, Iowa.
Workers are fleeing long-term care. Could better career opportunities help?
SAN FRANCISCO — Serena Maria warmly remembers the first older person she took care of. “Her name was Liberty Bell, and she was born on
Planned Parenthood is expanding abortion services in Champaign & statewide to meet a surge of out-of-state patients
CHAMPAIGN – Doctors began performing abortions on patients at the renovated Planned Parenthood clinic in Champaign earlier this month. But on Wednesday morning, the doctors
How COVID reignited turf wars among doctors, nurses and other health workers
Who is allowed to care for patients? And when, where and how can they do it? Those questions have been the focus of more than
Truth Test: 13th congressional district candidates clash on lowering prescription prices and capping insulin costs
Both congressional candidates in Illinois’ 13th district — Republican Regan Deering and Democrat Nikki Budzinski — say they support lowering prescription prices and capping the
