Health

The measure amends state law to remove positive toxicology at birth as a basis for finding unfitness... #toxicology

Representative Haas is a co-sponsor of House Bills 1298, 2998, and 3545, all of which would increase protections for developmentally disabled patients... #haas

Cardiovascular disease-related deaths occur more frequently in CCDPH’s South jurisdiction, which has a substantial Black population... #hearthealth

IDPH Declares Measles Outbreak in Northeast Illinois is Over with No New Cases Since Mid-April (Chicago, IL) — The Illinois Department of Public Health...

Mobile integrated health care services are provided on-site by emergency medical services personnel. #healthcare

Bats are the most common carriers of the rabies virus in Illinois but not the only carrier. Illinois residents should stay away from bats and any wild, unfamiliar, or stray animal, as well as any animal that appears to be sick. #rabies #bats

For more than five decades, Ingalls has assumed the tasks of paramedic training, license renewals, ambulance inspections and meeting other state requirements... #ingalls

One goal of the expansion is to reach people sooner in their illness. #uchicago #ingalls

Medical aid in dying is authorized in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana (via a state Supreme Court ruling), Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Washington, D.C. and  Vermont. #death #terminalillness

Northwestern Medicine team members will distribute Narcan (naloxone) and provide education about opioid overdose prevention... #narcan