The Aspen Group plans summer opening for Chicago oral dental care center – Health News Illinois
The Aspen Group plans to open a 25,000 square-foot facility on Chicago’s west side this summer.
Talks continue on community safety-net hospital designation – Health News Illinois
The chair of a Medicaid Advisory Committee subcommittee looking to better define a subset of safety-net hospitals that serve Illinois’ most-challenged communities said they must have recommendations ready this month.
COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 1,000 – Health News Illinois
Illinoisans hospitalized with COVID-19 have dropped below 1,000 for the first time since last summer. As of Sunday, 943 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, down 28 from Saturday and down 340 from the prior week. The 971 hospitalizations reported Saturday were the lowest since 977 were reported on Aug. 1. Of the patients […]
Underwood tests positive for COVID-19 – Health News Illinois
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, said Friday she will isolate after testing positive for COVID-19.
Hernandez seeks expanded mental health days for teachers – Health News Illinois
Lawmakers are considering a plan this spring to expand mental health days for Illinois educators.
Opioid settlement money to start flowing into state in second quarter – Health News Illinois
Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Friday that Illinois and local governments will start seeing money in the second quarter of this year from a $26 billion opioid agreement with three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson.
Pritzker lifts indoor mask mandate, including at schools – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker said late last week that Illinois schools may join the rest of the state in lifting their mask mandates on Monday.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue decline – Health News Illinois
As of Wednesday, 1,183 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, down 49 from Tuesday and down 428 from the prior week. Of the patients in the hospital, 246 were in intensive care units, down four from Tuesday and down 52 from the prior week. There were 118 patients on ventilators, the same as Tuesday […]
UChicago Medicine’s Dr. Emily Landon on current state of COVID-19 in Illinois – Health News Illinois
Illinois and the city of Chicago are set to lift most COVID-19 mitigations on Monday.
House approves statewide drug take-back program – Health News Illinois
The House signed off this week on a uniform statewide drug take-back program funded and operated by drug manufacturers.