As reported by the Tribune in 2019, a study by New York University’s School of Medicine, which built on similar, earlier research, found that Chicago residents living in Streeterville could expect to ...

Chicago-area healthcare providers are stocked up with influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, but some doctors say it's been a tough ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — A robot could soon operate on patients at Stroger Hospital who need surgery. Cook County Health officially launched its Robotic Surgery Program. County board members and health ...

Israel Rocha, CEO of Cook County Health, is leaving the health system Dec. 1 “to pursue a new professional opportunity,” a CCH spokesperson announced Friday. “Serving as Cook County Health’s CEO has ...

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FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- Health officials are warning about a spike in respiratory illnesses across the country. There are 35 states, including Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, reporting high ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Cook County’s health care tab is set to grow by about 6.6% ...

UPDATE: Upon further investigation, the Chicago Department of Public Health has determined that the Chicago Public Library Independence Branch is no longer considered a measles exposure location, as ...

When Israel Rocha Jr. took the reins of Cook County's public health system a year ago this week, the world anticipated the arrival of vaccines that would spell the beginning of the end of COVID-19.

(The Center Square) – Cook County officials say maternal morbidity and mortality is a public health crisis. County Commissioner Donna Miller said Black women in Illinois are three to four times more ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- We are 10 days into the new COVID-19 vaccine mandate rules for many indoor businesses in Chicago and Cook County – and the county as of Thursday had yet to cite a single business for ...