Raoul joins coalition seeking to protect access to gender-affirming care – Health News Illinois
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 17 colleagues on Tuesday in calling to protect access to healthcare for transgender people.
CDPH: New HIV, AIDS diagnoses in Chicago at lowest points since the 1980s, other STIs rise – Health News Illinois
The number of Chicagoans newly diagnosed with HIV and AIDS in 2020 was at its lowest level in nearly 40 years, the city’s Department of Public Health reported last week.
University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford receives $6.5 million to address workforce challenges – Health News Illinois
The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford’s National Center for Rural Health Professions will receive $6.5 million in federal funds to help further address the healthcare workforce challenges in rural and underserved communities.
OSF celebrates 100th anniversary of Catholic care in Urbana – Health News Illinois
OSF HealthCare last week celebrated 100 years of Catholic care at the current site of OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana.
Proportions of BA.4.6, BF.7 COVID-19 cases grow as BA.5 shrinks – Health News Illinois
The proportions of COVID-19 omicron subvariants BA.4.6 and BF.7 grew last week in the six-state region that includes Illinois, while BA.5 declined.
IDPH: More than 637,000 new COVID-19 boosted administered in Illinois – Health News Illinois
Vaccinators have administered more than 637,000 doses of the new COVID-19 booster vaccines in Illinois, according to the Department of Public Health. The agency announced Friday that about 144,200 doses of the boosters, which provide extra protection against the omicron subvariants, were given last week, up more than 5,000 from the prior week. “With fall […]
Patients seeking abortions in Illinois face longer wait times, says OB-GYN – Health News Illinois
Patients seeking abortions in Illinois are facing delays as more travel to clinics in the state due to restrictions on the procedure elsewhere, a Rush University Medical Center OB-GYN said at the White House last week.
Pritzker administration announces latest round of healthcare transformation funding – Health News Illinois
Over $70 million will be allocated to six healthcare collaboratives as part of the latest round of healthcare transformation funding announced Friday.
Panelists discuss pandemic challenges, future of COVID-19 – Health News Illinois
Public health officials talked about challenges healthcare workers faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and what comes next at a Health News Illinois panel this week. Panelists were: Dr. Allison Arwady, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public HealthDr. LaMar Hasbrouck, Chief Operating Officer, Cook County Department of Public HealthDr. Emily Landon, Executive Director for Infection Prevention and […]
CDC: Fourteen Illinois counties at ‘medium’ community level of COVID-19 – Health News Illinois
Illinois’ 102 counties remain below the level where federal health offices urge masking in indoor public spaces due to COVID-19 trends, according to Thursday data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.