Raoul announces settlement with USPS to address illegal cigarette shipments – Health News Illinois
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week announced a settlement to address the illegal practice of foreign shippers mailing cigarettes into the United States.
Durbin, Duckworth ask Walgreens to revise policy on patients’ access to reproductive health – Health News Illinois
Illinois’ two Democratic senators are calling on Walgreens to revise its policy that allows employees to refuse to dispense contraceptives to customers based on their religious or moral beliefs.
Bailey addresses comparison of abortion to the Holocaust – Health News Illinois
Amid growing criticism, Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey on Tuesday addressed past comments where he said the Holocaust “doesn’t even compare” with abortion.
IDPH reports slight drop in COVID-19 metrics – Health News Illinois
As of Sunday, 1,416 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, up 39 from Saturday and down 23 from the prior week.
NorthShore reaches $10.3M settlement in vaccine mandate case – Health News Illinois
NorthShore University HealthSystem will pay more than $10.3 million to resolve allegations it unlawfully discriminated against employees and denied religious exemptions under its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Pritzker declares monkeypox a public health emergency – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday declared monkeypox a public health emergency.
Illinois COVID-19 metrics rise – Health News Illinois
After a dip in mid-July, Illinois’ COVID-19 metrics saw another increase last week, according to recent data from the Department of Public Health. There were 35,371 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 reported last week by IDPH, a 9.6 percent increase from the prior week. Forty-eight more Illinoisans died. The new cases bring the state’s […]
IDPH receives $5.3 million In federal funds to support maternal health – Health News Illinois
The Department of Public Health will receive $5.3 million in federal funds to support efforts to improve maternal health, the state’s two senators announced last week.
State officials lay out plan for roughly $760 million in opioid settlement – Health News Illinois
Illinois officials announced Friday a multi-step approach to spend the state’s roughly $760 million share of a nationwide opioid settlement with three drug distributors and a pharmaceutical company.
On the record with Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois’ Blanca Campos – Health News Illinois
Blanca Campos recently became head of the Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois.