Latest Health News From The Illinois Newsroom Team
Hospital needs volunteers who can visit with patients in their final hours
The No One Dies Alone program is a national movement in hospitals to have people that provide vigils for patients nearing the end of life.
E. coli and listeria have forced multiple large food recalls. Here’s what to know
Millions of pounds of food have been pulled off of shelves across the country in recent months due to health concerns.
Urbana officials pledge $800,000 for new grocery store, contingent on state grant
Urbana officials are taking steps that could bring a grocery store to the city’s north end. On Monday night, the City Council pledged to allocate
Demand for abortion pills spiked in Illinois, countrywide after Trump reelection
Calls to Planned Parenthood Illinois surged 15% in the days immediately after the election, with wait times doubling to as much as 20 minutes.
How Illinois will decide on spending $40M opioid settlement with Kroger
Part of a national agreement that requires grocery chain to pay $1.4B nationwide.
The Checkup: What could a second Trump term mean for Medicaid?
A big question for many people on election day will be how a new president could impact health care –– particularly Medicaid, the public health
Hospitals brace for IV fluid shortages after Hurricane Helene closes N.C. manufacturing plant
Hospitals across the U.S. are bracing for a potential shortage of intravenous fluids, also known as IV fluids, after Hurricane Helene brought the country’s biggest
ADM stops carbon injection as its Decatur facility remains under federal scrutiny
Company identified ‘anomaly’ in monitoring well After identifying an underground carbon dioxide leak earlier this year, agribusiness giant ADM found a further “anomaly” in one
Whooping cough cases in Illinois nearly five times higher than last year, CDC reports
As of Sept. 21, 1,058 cases of the highly contagious respiratory disease have been reported in the state this year, nearly five times higher than
Chicago dance group teaches U of I community new steps to improve mental health
URBANA – A group has Champaign-Urbana residents dancing away with new moves by teaching them a beloved Chicago tradition. The Era Footwork Collective came to
Bird flu outbreaks made egg prices more expensive. Here’s what to know
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting that egg prices will decrease in the coming months. But experts said that all depends on whether
McKinley Health Center wants UIUC students to get flu shots so that they’ll ‘never miss a memory’
URBANA – With students resuming school, coughs and sneezes have become more prevalent across campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. And the number of
