A company that makes baby food sold under a Target store brand is recalling more than 25,000 packages of a product because it may contain elevated levels of lead.
Target baby food is recalled over lead contamination
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Translating what Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine allies hear in his response to the measles outbreak
When the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., endorsed the measles vaccine this month after an outbreak in Texas claimed the life of a second child, his comments made waves because he has spent 20 years making false claims that vaccines are unsafe.
Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found.
Bankruptcies at suburban senior homes collectively cost residents millions of dollars in entrance fees
Senior homes in Arlington Heights, Schaumburg and Bartlett have filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in recent years.
Loretto Hospital reports data breach potentially affecting more than 500 people
The personal information of more than 500 people may have been compromised in a hacking incident at Loretto Hospital on the city’s West Side.
People with disabilities struggle to find space in Chicago’s homeless shelters: ‘Let’s hope for better things to come’
Disability and homeless advocates say the city’s sizable homeless disabled population faces challenges when trying to find shelter space.
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
Measles, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed to run vaccine programs, officials say.
Today in History: Dr. Jack Kevorkian sentenced
On April 13, 1999, right-to-die advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian was sentenced in Pontiac, Michigan, to 10 to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a patient with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. (Kevorkian ultimately served eight years before being paroled.)
US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know.
U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, with New Mexico, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas all reporting active measles outbreaks.
Gary Narcan vending machine aims to help lower overdoses
The city of Gary installed its first Narcan vending machine at the Adam Benjamin Jr. Metro Center.