While some disenrolled from the program may have access to other forms of health insurance, many risk losing all access to ...

With fall approaching and COVID-19 activity rising across the country, confusion over vaccines is widespread. Mixed messages ...

Thousands of Americans have been warned that their drinking water has elevated levels of a contaminant, lead, posing a potential risk to public health. Illinois American Water Company issued an alert ...

I will continue to cheer on our governor and other officials who use the taxes they raise to give Illinois citizens a solid ...

Never fear, Illinois parents, the state is here to help! Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a first-of-its-kind law that will start regular mental health evaluations in public […] ...

Providers report denial rates up to 17.5 percent. To cope with the mounting financial pressure, some small clinics have ...

An individual from southern Illinois was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile virus, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported June 24. That case marked the state’s first human ...

Millions of Americans have been urged to avoid driving amid concerns over high air pollution levels. Air quality alerts were issued across parts of Illinois, Colorado, Wyoming, and Arizona on Thursday ...

Wildfire smoke covered the Chicago area Thursday, leading to unhealthy air quality and a wave of haze, but where did it come ...

Remote job opportunities have increased since the beginning of COVID-era social distancing rules, and some reports have found higher job satisfaction and lower turnover for work-from-home employees.

Ultraprocessed foods – which are typically high in calories, added sugar, sodium and saturated fat – have been linked to a ...

Small clinics and hospitals are drowning in denied and delayed claims from Illinois Medicaid managed care organizations.