In addition to bats, mosquitoes can also present health risks to local residents. A batch collected on June 6 from a North ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week announced he would “retire” the entire panel that guides U.S. vaccine ...

Safety means more than just avoiding bad neighborhoods. In 2025, the biggest threats to Americans' well-being ranged from ...

How can we expect pregnant women to trust clinicians if we recommend vaccines that they may not be allowed to access?

Toxic air spreads hundreds or even thousands of miles from where wildfires burn. Last week, Chicago felt the sting—and ...

Black women in Illinois are still 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues than white women Cook County ...

The Chicago hospitals will serve as "Elite Special Pathogen Treatment Centers" with the $1.5 million from IDPH.

Aqua Illinois advises University Park, Peotone and Kankakee residents not to give tap water to infants due to high nitrate ...

Child care matters in Texas because without it, parents cannot work and contribute to the state’s booming economy, alongside ...

The fallout extends to myriad negative social effects from gambling. Beneath the ledger lines lie deeper wounds: addiction, ...

Canadian wildfire smoke has entered the Upper Midwest and poses significant health impacts in the hardest-hit areas.

Three key bills head to Gov. Pritzker’s desk, aiming to improve public defense services, protect press freedom, and enhance ...