Eighteen Lovell health care center workers lost their jobs as part of the cost-cutting efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
Category: Health
Texas measles cases rises to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child’s death
The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.
Advocate nurse lauded amid 45-year career of shining a light on mental health care
Orland Park resident Diane Kozik, a nurse at Christ and South Suburban hospitals since 1980, was named Nurse of the Year.
Wilmette finds dozens of dead birds near beach, issues avian flu guidance
Wilmette issued advice for dealing with dead birds after dozens of likely avian flu victims were found near Lake Michigan.
Harsh flu season has health officials worried about brain complications in children
This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children.
Kidd’s Krue turns Polar Plunge Chicago into ‘best day of the year’
Led by Kidd Carrig, 16, a team that annually participates in Polar Plunge Chicago has grown to over 100 people, raising over $100K.
Measles is one of the world’s most contagious viruses. Here’s what to know and how to avoid it
Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.
As measles cases mount in the US, what’s the situation worldwide?
The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas.
A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, officials there said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious respiratory disease since 2015.
Walgreens to pay $595 million settlement to virtual care company over COVID-19 testing dispute
Walgreens has agreed to pay a $595 million settlement to Everly Health, dodging a $987 million arbitration award a judge upheld earlier this month.