Northwestern Medicine opens new outpatient center facility in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood
Northwestern Medicine formally opened a new $100 million outpatient center this week in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
Cook County Health seeks transitions to value-based care contracts
Cook County Health said this week it will accelerate its adoption of alternative payment models as part of an effort to diversify revenue ahead of anticipated Medicaid cuts.
Raoul requests FDA remove restrictions on access to mifepristone
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and more than a dozen colleagues this week urged the Trump administration to remove restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone.
Mass confusion after MAP, Inc. loses federal funding to run Head Start centers in northern Mississippi
Nearly 2,000 families may be without child care at the start of this school year after dozens of child care centers run by Mississippi Action for Progress in northern Mississippi have not reopened after losing their federal funding. Mississippi Action for Progress Inc., an administrator of Head Start pre-kindergarten centers, has lost funding to run […]
ECG Quirks Spotted After Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
This cohort study assessed ECG parameters in transgender men and women before and after use of gender-affirming hormone therapies. Testosterone use in transgender men was associated with shorter corrected QT interval and QT peak and increased T-wave maximal amplitude. Androgen deprivation in transgender women was associated with opposite observations. Gender-affirming hormone therapies (GAHT) were associated […]
Appeals court sides with Illinois in challenge over Trump’s move to limit citizenship
A federal appeals court sided with Illinois and three other states this week and affirmed a nationwide injunction on President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for some children.
Health Insider West Nile Virus in Arizona: Best EPA-approved mosquito repellents for 2025 Kaley O’Kelley
Maricopa County has confirmed 17 cases of West Nile virus and, tragically, one death this season. These new numbers come as a stark reminder to take mosquito protection seriously and especially as monsoon season ramps up. Health officials point to the EPA’s list of approved repellents as the best defense against mosquitoes that spread West […]
Illinois accepted into new access model for cell and gene therapy
Illinois was accepted this week into a new access model focused on helping Medicaid patients access expensive sickle cell disease treatment.
Health District reminds parents: Don’t wait to vaccinate before school starts Back-to-school immunizations available at locations across the Valley
NOTE: This release reflects a correction to the Henderson Public Health Center’s special back-to-school immunizations schedule. LAS VEGAS—With the first day of school less than a month away, the Southern Nevada Health District is reminding parents and guardians to schedule their child’s required immunizations now. The new school year begins Monday, August 11, and appointments […]
Illinois Congressional Democrats ask Kennedy Jr. to stop sharing Medicaid data with Trump deportation officials
Six Illinois Congressional Democrats joined colleagues this week to urge Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. to stop sharing the state’s Medicaid data with the Department of Homeland Security to support the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.