Abbott Laboratories announces $21B deal to buy Cologuard-maker Exact Sciences
The deal will allow Abbott -- which makes continuous glucose monitors and other products -- to enter the cancer testing space.
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State board approves closure of Ascension Alexian Brothers’ labor and delivery unit
Alexian Brothers has not yet announced on what date it will stop scheduling deliveries of babies, but “will be doing so shortly,” Ascension spokesperson Olga Solares said in an email.
Northwestern Medicine receives $25M from Kent and Liz Dauten for behavioral health
The Northwestern Medicine Dauten Behavioral Health Institute will aim to better coordinate care and improve screening of patients.
Email breach at St. Anthony Hospital may have exposed the information of more than 6,600 people
The breach may have exposed the personal information of 6,679 people. The hospital said it has no evidence that any of the information has been used for identity theft or...
Chicago-based Oak Street Health to lay off 219 workers
Chicago-based Oak Street Health is laying off 219 people early next year as its owner, CVS Health, restructures parts of the business and closes health centers across the country.
Illinois consumers face high health insurance prices, with Obamacare subsidies still in limbo after shutdown
Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents will face higher health care costs if the federal government doesn’t extend enhanced tax credits.
Illinois climbs in national hospital safety ranking, but four hospitals get F grades
Illinois now ranks 17th in the country — up from 23rd a year ago — for its percentage of hospitals earning A grades for safety, according to Leapfrog
Lawmakers pass bill to strengthen Illinois’ ability to set its own vaccine guidelines
The bill, which follows months of tumult over vaccines at the federal level, expands the authority of the Immunization Advisory Committee.
Hospitals have pulled back on gender-affirming care for kids under Trump, leaving families with shrinking options
The shrinking options are leading to lapses in care and delays in time-sensitive treatments. “It’s basically an abandonment of these kids,” one mother said.
Cook County Health, University of Illinois medical school expand partnership for patient care, training, research
Cook County Health and University of Illinois College of Medicine are expanding their partnership to provide care to patients, more training for medical students and more research opportunities.