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.
Mercyhealth reaches $1 million settlement with feds over COVID-19 vaccine policy
Rockford-based Mercyhealth has agreed to pay more than $1 million to employees who had refused to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine policy.
Nearly $17 million of Senate appropriations could head to Illinois healthcare-related projects
Nearly $17 million in federal funds could head to Illinois for more than a dozen healthcare-related projects, the state’s two senators recently announced.
Health Insider Americans get more than half their diet from ultra-processed foods, CDC confirms AP via Scripps News Group
Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report. Nutrition research has shown for years that ultra-processed foods make up a big chunk of the U.S. diet, especially for kids and teens. For the first […]
Pali Momi Medical Center Earns National Recognition for Energy Sustainability
For more than three decades, Pali Momi Medical Center has been focused on caring for the community. Now, the medical center is receiving national recognition for its care of the environment. Pali Momi is the only medical center in Hawaii to be named as a 2025 Energy to Care Award winner by the American Society […]
Understanding cultural differences in salt usage may help lower consumption
Almost all adults in the U.S. consume more sodium (salt) than recommended, yet the sources and use of sodium vary among people of different races and ethnicities, indicating the need for culturally customized advice about sodium intake, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed […]
Health Insider Flu deaths among US children reach 15-year high, CDC reports Scripps News Group
More U.S. children have died as a result of the flu this season than in the past 15 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reported 12 pediatric flu deaths for the week ending April 26, bringing the total number to 216. The last time so many children died […]
Florida’s Stricter Ban on Abortions Could Put More Pressure on Clinics Elsewhere
The drive to Bristol, Virginia, from Jacksonville, Florida, takes more than 8 hours. It’s over 10 from Orlando and closer to 14 from Miami. Despite that distance, Bristol Women’s Health Center is preparing for an influx of women from Florida seeking abortions when a stricter ban kicks in next month. For many people who otherwise […]
153 Houston Hospital Employees Resign Or Fired Over Refusal To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
DALLAS (AP) — More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or resigned after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit over the vaccine requirement. A spokesperson for Houston Methodist hospital system said 153 employees either resigned in the two-week suspension period or were terminated […]
White House: 70% Of Americans 30 Or Older Have Received Coronavirus Vaccine
More than 70% of Americans age 30 or older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the White House said, even as President Joe Biden is set to fall short of reaching his goal of giving a shot to the same percentage of all American adults by Independence Day. The Biden administration is releasing […]