Gov. JB Pritzker supports a proposal that would require pharmacy benefit managers to change how they do business.
Illinois looks to rein in drug intermediaries over high costs, but legislation is unresolved and industry says the efforts are flawed
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Spring allergies are back. Here’s how to check pollen levels and keep from sneezing.
Here are some tips from experts to keep allergy symptoms at bay — maybe even enough to allow you to enjoy the outdoors.
Indiana Senate gives Medicaid bill final approval
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun will receive the Senate Medicaid bill in the coming days as the Senate gave final approval to the bill Thursday.
Vaccination rates show some Southland districts ‘extremely vulnerable’ to measles outbreaks
Illinois Department of Public Health shows measles vaccination rates for schools in Homer Glen, Oak Lawn and Dolton below 91%.
Moraine Valley nursing students unite to build peer support network
Students in the nursing program at Moraine Valley Community College formed a new chapter of the National Student Nurses’ Association.
Abbott Laboratories will add up to 200 more jobs in Chicago area, expects tariffs to cost ‘a few hundred million dollars’
Abbott Laboratories is “well positioned” to handle tariffs, CEO and Chairman Robert Ford said during a call with investors Wednesday morning.
Target baby food is recalled over lead contamination
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.
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.