Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical experts By Matthew Perrone October 6, 2026 at 12:47 p.m. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built a national following by channeling the energy...
President Donald Trump announces $90 payments for seniors on Medicare ahead of midterm elections By Melissa Goldin October 6, 2026 at 12:17 p.m. President Donald Trump is promising a payment to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3...
Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths faces another license suspension By Christy Gutowski October 6, 2026 at 11:14 a.m. The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs temporarily suspended Dr. Ayoub Sayeg’s medical license,...
Lawmakers and deputy governor discuss West Suburban hospital’s future in meeting that’s short on details By Lisa Schencker October 6, 2026 at 1:14 p.m. Last month the owners of West Suburban Medical Center reached a settlement agreement that’s expected...
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on mysterious ghost particles called neutrinos By Kostya Manenkov October 6, 2026 at 3:13 p.m. Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his efforts to demystify...
UChicago Medicine plans $328M lab facility and expanded job training with City Colleges on the South Side By Lisa Schencker October 5, 2026 at 5:48 p.m. UChicago Medicine plans to spend nearly $328 million to construct a four-story laboratory facility about...
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US By Mike Stobbe October 5, 2026 at 5:34 p.m. Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it...
Russia reports worker at Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died By Associated Press October 5, 2026 at 9:37 a.m. Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a...
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity By Kostya Manenkov October 5, 2026 at 3:07 p.m. The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms...
Column: Final labor and delivery shift at Mercy Medical Center in Aurora full of bittersweet emotions By Denise Crosby October 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Saying goodbye difficult for tight-knit group of labor and delivery nurses.