Health | Older men die by suicide at steep rates. Here’s how the VA is trying to change that. By Emily Alpert Reyes June 15, 2024 at 9:15 a.m. When suicides reached a historic high for the country in 2022, the starkest statistics were for men...
Environment | Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris’ Seine River less than 2 months before the Olympics By Associated Press June 14, 2024 at 4:32 p.m. The water quality of the Seine river in Paris is raising concerns ahead of the...
Business | Criminals likely stole personal information in Ascension cyberattack, health care system says By Lisa Schencker June 14, 2024 at 5:39 p.m. The health system does not yet know exactly which data was stolen or from which...
Politics | Abortion pill access is unchanged after the Supreme Court’s decision. Here’s what you need to know By Associated Press June 13, 2024 at 10:42 a.m. By MATTHEW PERRONE (AP Health Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — Access to the abortion pill mifepristone...
Health | Michigan’s largest insurer to drop weight-loss drug coverage By Bloomberg June 12, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will drop coverage of GLP-1 obesity drugs in fully...
Daily Southtown | Dementia support group helps caretakers care for themselves By Susan DeGrane June 11, 2024 at 2:32 p.m. Monthly Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support group at Smith Village in Morgan Park helps caretakers care...
Health | New Loyola Medicine program offers specific treatment plans to female athletes By Avani Kalra June 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Loyola’s new Women’s Sports Medicine program aims to educate women on the risks of sports...
Health | Alzheimer’s drug that can slow disease gets backing from FDA advisers By Associated Press June 10, 2024 at 4:37 p.m. A closely watched Alzheimer’s drug from Eli Lilly won the backing of federal health advisers...
Health | Things to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in Pacific Northwest By Associated Press June 10, 2024 at 4:33 p.m. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid consuming shellfish from Oregon and...
Daily Southtown | Palos Hospital clinic brings recovery a step closer for Oak Forest double lung transplant patient By Janice Neumann June 11, 2024 at 12:19 p.m. Palos Hospital clinic brings recovery a step closer for Oak Forest double lung transplant patient