One or two medical office assistants work at each of the clinics, along with additional clinicians who support virtual care, and Advocate is working to find alternate roles for those employees, Advocate said in a statement.
Category: Health
Personal medical information may have been exposed in Chicago Department of Public Health incident
Individuals’ names and medical information may have been exposed in a Chicago Department of Public Health incident, the department said in a notice issued Tuesday.
Trump signs executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for everyone under 19
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19.
University of Chicago enters $130M partnership to develop new drugs
The university and Deerfield Management are partnering on the initiative, called Hyde Park Discovery.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s famous name and controversial views collide in his bid for top health job
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable. And farmers across the Midwest are nervous over his talk of banning corn syrup and pesticides from America’s food supply.
CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab, but agency has low confidence in its own finding
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.
‘People are scared’: Fear permeates every aspect of life in Chicago, under threat of mass immigration deportations
Although no widespread immigration raids were reported here this week, the possibility — and reports that Chicago would be ground zero for enforcement — kept many of the region’s estimated 400,000 undocumented immigrants at home.
RFK Jr.’s opposition to vaccines, fluoride in water troubles public health experts
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hearing to head the Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to begin Wednesday, health care officials have been prepared to educate the public on vaccines and fluoride.
CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab, but agency has low confidence in its own finding
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.
Today in Chicago History: Illinois confirms first COVID-19 case
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 24, according to the Tribune’s archives.