Howard Brown Health reinstates workers following union settlement – Health News Illinois
Chicago’s Howard Brown Health this week reinstated 24 employees who were previously laid off as part of cost-cutting measures. Additionally, the provider will provide back pay to the more than 30 employees who chose not to return.
Individual health plan rates set to rise next year – Health News Illinois
Insurers offering individual plans in Illinois next year are pursuing rate changes that range from a 2.9 percent decrease to a 22.2 percent increase, according to the federal rate review website.
Raoul, colleagues urge FDA to do more to protect minors from e-cigarettes – Health News Illinois
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined more than 30 colleagues this week to urge the Food and Drug Administration to take further steps to protect minors from e-cigarettes.
Coalition seeks to address shortage of nursing home beds in Champaign County – Health News Illinois
A coalition of Champaign area organizations will seek to address the region’s shortage of nursing home beds.
Duckworth announces more than $800,000 for Cook County to support at-risk newborns – Health News Illinois
Cook County Health will receive more than $800,000 in federal funds to support its efforts to care for high-risk infants, Sen. Tammy Duckworth announced Tuesday.
IDPH, Shelby County announce negative environmental testing results for Legionella in Findlay – Health News Illinois
The Department of Public Health and Shelby County Health Department said Tuesday they have not yet identified a “definitive source” of three cases of Legionnaire’s disease reported earlier this month in Findlay.
Pritzker announces statewide expansion of program to provide mental health services for rural farmers – Health News Illinois
A pilot program that provides telehealth mental health services to rural farmers is set to expand statewide, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday.
Union nurses rally in support of staffing ratio proposal – Health News Illinois
Nurses represented by the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United renewed the call last week for policymakers to pass nurse staffing ratios into state law.
Durbin raises concerns over FDA’s proposed changes to dietary supplement programs – Health News Illinois
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., raised concerns last week over the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed changes to how it handles the dietary supplements market.
‘High rates’ of co-infection with HIV, STIs among Chicago mpox cases, CDPH reports – Health News Illinois
Chicagoans with confirmed and probable cases of mpox have a high rate of co-infections with other sexually transmitted infections, according to an analysis by the Chicago Department of Public Health.