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Judge sides with Illinois, dismisses pharmaceutical companies’ effort to toss drug price-fixing case
Judge sides with Illinois, dismisses pharmaceutical companies’ effort to toss drug price-fixing case | Health News Illinois
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December 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Judge sides with Illinois, dismisses pharmaceutical companies’ effort to toss drug price-fixing case
Medicaid rolls fall in September
Medicaid rolls fall in September | Health News Illinois
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December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Medicaid rolls fall in September
State-based vaccine advisory committee to meet this month to address federal change to Hepatitis B vaccine guidance
State-based vaccine advisory committee to meet this month to address federal change to Hepatitis B vaccine guidance | Health News Illinois
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December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
State-based vaccine advisory committee to meet this month to address federal change to Hepatitis B vaccine guidance
Guest Essay: Prioritize children’s mental health in school closure decisions
Guest Essay: Prioritize children's mental health in school closure decisions - Evanston RoundTable
Glaringly missing in the District 65 school closure board deliberations are the actual social and emotional conditions in which this current cohort of K-5
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December 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Guest Essay: Prioritize children’s mental health in school closure decisions
More parents refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, study finds
More parents refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, study finds
Babies aren't born with enough vitamin K, which the body needs for blood to clot. An injection at birth helps prevent severe bleeding in infants.
www.nbcchicago.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
More parents refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, study finds
Behavioral healthcare parity law awaiting Pritzker's approval - WAND-TV
Behavioral healthcare parity law awaiting Pritzker's approval
A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature could increase access to behavioral healthcare and substance use treatment by improving insurance adequacy.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Behavioral healthcare parity law awaiting Pritzker's approval - WAND-TV
IL behavioral healthcare parity law sent to Gov. Pritzker | Illinois Politics | wandtv.com
Behavioral healthcare parity law awaiting Pritzker's approval
A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature could increase access to behavioral healthcare and substance use treatment by improving insurance adequacy.
www.wandtv.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
IL behavioral healthcare parity law sent to Gov. Pritzker | Illinois Politics | wandtv.com
Illinois sets own vaccine rules; federal cuts could cost state billions | Capitol News Recap
Illinois sets own vaccine rules; federal cuts could cost state billions | Capitol News Recap
A new state law allows Illinois public health officials to set state-specific vaccine guidelines that can differ from those issued by the Centers for Disease...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Illinois sets own vaccine rules; federal cuts could cost state billions | Capitol News Recap
Near North Health to consolidate services, opens new Chicago clinic
Near North Health to consolidate services, opens new Chicago clinic | Health News Illinois
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December 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Near North Health to consolidate services, opens new Chicago clinic
Carle Health announces partnership with Mary Free Bed to improve inpatient rehabilitation
Carle Health announces partnership with Mary Free Bed to improve inpatient rehabilitation | Health News Illinois
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December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Carle Health announces partnership with Mary Free Bed to improve inpatient rehabilitation
Health savings accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums
Health savings accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums or formula
Trump and some Republicans are pitching the accounts as an alternative to expiring enhanced federal subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Health savings accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums
State Week: Illinois goes its own way on vaccines
State Week: Illinois goes its own way on vaccines
IDPH will now be able to form guidelines using a combination of the CDC’s guidance, recommendations from the World Health Organization and other medical and scientific disease prevention experts —...
www.nprillinois.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
State Week: Illinois goes its own way on vaccines
Panelists discuss AI initiatives, hopes for future innovation
Panelists discuss AI initiatives, hopes for future innovation | Health News Illinois
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December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Panelists discuss AI initiatives, hopes for future innovation
Pritzker remains undecided on medical aid in dying bill
Pritzker remains undecided on medical aid in dying bill | Health News Illinois
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December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Pritzker remains undecided on medical aid in dying bill
New Illinois laws will bring big changes to insurance, healthcare - NBC Chicago
New Illinois laws will bring big changes to insurance, healthcare
Hundreds of new Illinois laws are set to hit the books in 2026, and many could have a big impact on your health and wellness.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
New Illinois laws will bring big changes to insurance, healthcare - NBC Chicago
Panelists discuss potential guardrails for AI in healthcare, securing trust in technology
Panelists discuss potential guardrails for AI in healthcare, securing trust in technology | Health News Illinois
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December 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Panelists discuss potential guardrails for AI in healthcare, securing trust in technology
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Cancer Center plans $20.4 million expansion
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Cancer Center plans $20.4 million expansion | Health News Illinois
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December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Cancer Center plans $20.4 million expansion
Rush to expand clinical trials for cancer patients thanks to ‘major’ gift
Rush to expand clinical trials for cancer patients thanks to ‘major’ gift | Health News Illinois
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December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Rush to expand clinical trials for cancer patients thanks to ‘major’ gift
Eye On Illinois: To what extent can government reduce otherwise preventable maternity deaths?
Eye On Illinois: To what extent can government reduce otherwise preventable maternity deaths?
The overwhelming majority of proposals involve framing maternal mortality as a public health issue and therefore wielding governmental resources in response.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Eye On Illinois: To what extent can government reduce otherwise preventable maternity deaths?
Hospital CEOs warn health care safety net will begin unraveling next year
Hospital CEOs warn health care safety net will begin unraveling next year
At Crain's Hospital CEO Breakfast, executives said Medicaid spending cuts, combined with expired ACA tax credits, threaten the quality and availability of care across the region.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hospital CEOs warn health care safety net will begin unraveling next year
Ashley McBryde is leaving the light on for a good cause - WJBD
Ashley McBryde is leaving the light on for a good cause
Ashley McBryde on ABC's 'CMA Fest presented by SoFi' (Disney/Larry McCormack)Ashley McBryde is switching on a new charity initiative.The Light On Fund, named after her hit "Light on in the Kitchen," will...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Ashley McBryde is leaving the light on for a good cause - WJBD
Pritzker signs bill to strengthen Illinois’ role in vaccine access
Pritzker signs bill to strengthen Illinois’ role in vaccine access | Health News Illinois
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December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Pritzker signs bill to strengthen Illinois’ role in vaccine access
Struggle to say no? This 1 phrase will make you shift your mindset, therapist says
Struggle to say no? This 1 phrase will make you shift your mindset, therapist says
If you want to actually carve out some space to focus on yourself, you'll have to get more comfortable using "no" — without guilt.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Struggle to say no? This 1 phrase will make you shift your mindset, therapist says
Rochelle Community Hospital expands mental health options for rural community members
Rochelle Community Hospital expands mental health options for rural community members
Appointments are available Tuesday-Friday at the center and can be made by contacting the hospital.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Rochelle Community Hospital expands mental health options for rural community members
'I knew it was him immediately,' officer who found Luigi Mangione testifies at evidence hearing
‘I knew it was him immediately,’ officer who found Luigi Mangione testifies at evidence hearing
Luigi Mangione appears for the second day of a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 02, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)(NEW...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
'I knew it was him immediately,' officer who found Luigi Mangione testifies at evidence hearing