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Cheryl Stevenson, center, a licensed practical nurse and chaperone, watches as Dr. Hepsi Kalapala, right, examines Quying Holmes at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in October. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Keeping watch: Chaperones may offer one way to prevent sexual abuse during medical exams

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

The Tribune recently exposed how several large Illinois health systems allowed health care workers accused of sexually abusing patients to continue working. Some medical experts and survivors of sexual abuse...

"Victoria" is one of at least 30 women who have filed lawsuits alleging that Dr. Fabio Ortega sexually assaulted them during exams. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Former patients of Fabio Ortega say Endeavor Health failed to protect them from an abusive doctor

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Endeavor Health, formerly NorthShore, allowed Dr. Fabio Ortega to keep working with female patients despite complaints of inappropriate behavior, a baiduhai investigation has found.

Lisa Eller stands near the former Yorkville office of Dr. Haohua Yang, who was charged with criminal sexual abuse and criminal sexual assault after she and other patients went to police about his behavior. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Failure to protect: Flawed state oversight lets doctors accused of abuse continue to see patients

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Doctors accused of sexual misconduct were able to keep practicing – sometimes for years – because of gaps in Illinois laws and a slow-moving regulatory agency, a baiduhai investigation...

“Susan” stands with her late mother’s wheelchair on Feb. 5 at the Skokie Courthouse, where her mother testified about being sexually assaulted by a nurse at Glenbrook Hospital. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Patients reported sexual abuse by medical providers. Health care systems let them keep working.

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Over the course of a yearlong investigation, the Tribune found that well-known Illinois health systems have allowed workers accused of abusing patients to keep providing care.

Help the baiduhai report on medical misconduct

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

The Tribune hopes to continue reporting on how hospitals and other medical institutions respond when patients report instances of sexual misconduct by health care providers.

A Lego Store employee lets Black Friday shoppers out of the Lego Store at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg on Nov. 24, 2023.

‘Everything has changed’: Chicago area’s Black Friday shoppers continue traditions, despite changes in how people shop

November 24, 2023 at 7:09 p.m.

The days of parents stampeding through toy stores on Black Friday, elbowing one another to grab Cabbage Patch Kids, are long gone, thanks to the advent of online shopping and...

Horizon Therapeutics' U.S. headquarters is seen June 1, 2021, in Deerfield.

350 Horizon Therapeutics workers to be laid off, mostly from Deerfield offices, following acquisition by Amgen

October 24, 2023 at 2:54 p.m.

Biotechnology company Amgen plans to lay off 350 workers at Horizon Therapeutics, most of whom work in Deerfield, following Amgen's acquisition of the drug company less than three weeks ago....

Delores Collins, right, and dozens of other Loretto Hospital workers rally during a labor strike at the West Side hospital on July 31, 2023.

Strike at Loretto Hospital ends after union, management reach tentative agreement

August 11, 2023 at 4:37 p.m.

About 200 Loretto Hospital workers will return to work after their union reached a tentative contract agreement with hospital leadership Thursday, following an 11-day strike. The union SEIU Healthcare Illinois...

COVID-19 cases are on a slight uptick in the Chicago area. Marnie Monogue, outside her Chicago home, Aug. 4, 2023, is one of the people who got COVID during the summer surge.

As summer winds down, COVID-19 cases tick up slightly in the Chicago area: ‘COVID did not go away’

August 7, 2023 at 8:54 a.m.

When Marnie Monogue developed a tickle in her throat last week, COVID-19 was the last thing on her mind. "I had been feeling sick and awful all day Saturday," said...

The U.S. Capitol Building looms behind flags on the National Mall in Washington on Nov. 7, 2022.

More than 47,000 Illinois residents lose Medicaid as state begins asking recipients to prove eligibility

August 2, 2023 at 5:32 p.m.

More than 47,000 Illinois residents lost Medicaid health insurance coverage this month — joining millions of people across the country losing Medicaid as states ask recipients to prove they're still...

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