Health

In all, 129,000 children, 68% of those 5 or younger, had lead in their home drinking water, a study found.
Family advocacy centers are a statewide network of community-based providers with the objective of supporting families to keep them out of the Illinois Department of Children and Families Services system.
Omatola Oyedapo gave birth at the University of Chicago hospital in July 2016. The lawsuit claimed negligence in the hospital’s emergency department delayed the delivery, causing severe neurological injuries to the child, who died four years later.
La iniciativa, la primera de este tipo en el país, sellaría o redactaría automáticamente los detalles sobre la salud reproductiva de una persona incluidos en documentos de las cortes.
The hospital said to expect intermittent disruptions on the platform as MyChart hasn’t been updated since before it was taken down. It’s been over six weeks since Lurie had to take down all of its systems because of a cybersecurity threat.
Earlier this week, Chicago Public Schools learned of a positive measles case involving a student at Philip D. Armour Elementary School, and the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed another case at Cooper Dual Language Elementary Academy.
Illinois is one of 17 states in which dozens of measles cases have been reported this year, including eight cases in a Chicago migrant shelter.
The Illinois Health Department said Tuesday it would mobilize resources to help Chicago and Cook County contain the spread of the virus.
The initiative, the first of its kind in the country, would automatically seal or redact details about someone’s reproductive health detailed in court documents.
The newest cases were both in adults at the shelter. The city’s total number of cases is up to five, the city health department says. More than 900 residents of the shelter were vaccinated over the weekend and are being quarantined for 21 days.
In July the regional office of the NLRB found merit in accusations against Howard Brown by union members alleging the organization bargained in bad faith amid layoffs last year. The agency has been seeking a settlement between the two sides.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United — which represents 2,800 nurses in the health system — said the one-day strike set for Thursday was canceled after a tentative contract was reached.
The city health agency is currently screening other residents of the shelter at 2241 S. Halsted St. and those who may have come in contact with the children while they were contagious, officials said in a Sunday news release.
Pingpong, or table tennis, is a game most people played during their younger years. What many probably don’t realize is how beneficial it can be to helping brain function, says Linda Egan, Parkinson’s program coordinator at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital.
The 33-year-old, known as “Tough Tay” for her ability to face challenges, is now facing a battle for her life. Five months after giving birth to her third child, Jack, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma.
Chicago health department officials said the patient has recovered and is no longer contagious. The shelter is on lockdown until residents are vaccinated, officials said.
Measles is a highly transmissible respiratory disease that can be prevented through the MMR vaccine.
Lomelok had spine surgery at MedVet on Tuesday. He is recovering at Pepper Family Wildlife Center.
Mayor Brandon Johnson received a tour detailing the homeless veteran services provided at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center a day after an appellate court ruled votes would be counted in the Bring Chicago Home ballot referendum.
With access to in vitro fertilization now an issue, several members from Illinois are bringing guests who work in reproductive health.