New protections for patients against sexual abuse in healthcare
State oversight failures exposed in a Tribune investigation drove a package of major changes to state law aimed…
Potential case of hantavirus reported in Illinois
Health officials are investigating a potential hantavirus case in Illinois, though the case is not linked to a…
State officials announce first potential case of hantavirus in resident living in northern Illinois
An Illinois resident is suspected to be positive for the hantavirus but a different strain than the recent…
Potential measles exposure linked to eastern Iowa hotel
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services said an Independence hotel could’ve been…
Chicago dog tests positive for rabies in first case in decades – NBC Chicago
A Chicago dog under observation for biting an individual tested positive for rabies, the state’s first confirmed canine…
Health officials issue warning after batch of mosquitoes test positive for potentially fatal virus: ‘Start taking precautions’
One Illinois county is sounding the alarm after reporting the discovery of the season’s first West Nile-positive mosquitoes.…