The Illinois General Assembly has passed legislation designed to shore up the state’s 211 helpline. The initiative is a ...

Experts warn the cuts could lead to longer wait times to see a doctor, patients putting off care and higher costs for ...

The Quad Cities now have their first wind phone. A wind phone is a quiet space where people can symbolically speak to friends, loved ones and others who have passed away. The new addition is located ...

Planned Parenthood of Illinois said around 7% of their gender-affirming patients come from out of state — an increase since nearby states have restricted care.

An exhibition featuring work from incarcerated artists highlights links between environmental and climate injustice and the ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from senators about a lead poisoning crisis in public schools in ...

Check your refrigerator as contaminated cucumbers sicken dozens across 15 states, with hospitalization numbers climbing in ...

Leaders from four of the nation’s largest Catholic health systems — Ascension, Trinity Health, Providence and SSM Health — are sounding the alarm on proposed changes to Medicaid and the ACA ...

Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are pressing Prime Healthcare over pediatric, trauma and OB care cuts at ...

California, which last year one-upped Illinois by offering health care to all adult immigrants, has run into a similar ...

Due to the recent severe weather in several central U.S. states, including Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Virginia, the Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) at 1-800-985-5990 can provide immedi ...

The World Health Organization on Monday opened its annual meeting of government ministers and other top envoys facing one of ...