CVS plans to open 5 pharmacy-only locations in Chicago
The sites represent a new tack for CVS, as retail pharmacies continue to struggle with how to best serve customers who are increasingly shopping online.
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Potential deal to reopen West Suburban Medical Center under discussion
A deal might be in the works to keep West Suburban Medical Center open, after the Oak Park hospital abruptly announced it was suspending patient care this week.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois agrees to pay $500K over allegations of discrimination against white employees
Planned Parenthood of Illinois has agreed to pay $500,000 following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission into allegations that its white employees faced harassment and discrimination.
Chicago public health officials report unusually high RSV activity for this late in the winter
The respiratory illness RSV is still going strong in Chicago – an unusually late showing for the virus, which can strike infants especially hard.
Acting on a suit filed by Illinois medical group, judge blocks rollback of federal vaccine recommendations
A number of leading medical groups, including the Itasca-based American Academy of Pediatrics, expressed concern that changes in the vaccine recommendations could lead to more children becoming ill.
Federal judge halts Trump administration’s health care funding cuts to Illinois, for now
A federal judge has blocked efforts by the Trump administration to withhold $600 million in health care grants from Illinois and three other states, while the states’ lawsuit over the...
Prime Healthcare’s hospitals could soon be out-of-network for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois members
If Prime and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois can’t reach an agreement, Blue Cross members who use Prime services might have to switch doctors or face higher costs...
Lurie reveals exact location of new Downers Grove children’s hospital, offers more details
Lurie Children’s Hospital is planning to build its new pediatric hospital on now-vacant land in Downer’s Grove near the intersection of I-88 and I-355.
Northwestern Memorial gets approval for $96 million ICU bed expansion, part of larger growth plan
Northwestern Memorial Hospital may move forward with a $96 million project to add more intensive care unit beds and build a two-story connector between buildings, a state board decided.
Opening arguments begin in first Illinois trial against Abbott over its formula for premature babies
Attorneys for parents and Abbott Laboratories faced off during opening arguments Monday in the first Chicago trial over Abbott's formula for prematurely born babies.