Health

In order to deflect attention away from his administration on the issue, Pritzker is lying to the public to avoid admitting his intentions. #covid

Mays attempted to conceal the scheme by creating fake patient profiles for the individuals whose names she put on the fraudulent prescriptions... #opioids

There is no compelling reason at this point to mandate vaccines. #covid

“Black women have long been the victims of dangerous products specifically marketed to them,” said Crump. #crump

“The pandemic showed us firsthand the inequity and inequality in our health care system,” said Joyce (D-Essex). #COVID

One of the main pillars of Cook County’s Policy Roadmap and American Rescue Plan Act initiatives is to promote healthy communities by addressing food insecurity and food access. #foodinsecurity

Breast cancer is a disease that affects over 250,000 women and 2,400 men in the United States every year. #breastcancerawareness

Chicago and Downers Grove-based firms announced a combined donation of $50,000 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) in Chicagoland #rmhc

These funds are being spent in underserved communities to fill gaps that exist in the healthcare system, with a focus on underlying conditions in areas of the state that are high on the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's social vulnerability index scale, and communities that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. #healthcare

Nearly 6,000 people received liver donations in 2022, however less than six percent of those were from living donors. There are currently more than 11,000 people on the U.S. waiting list for liver donation #liverdonation