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U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Greenlight Over the Counter Hearing Aids

U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Greenlight Over the Counter Hearing Aids

Courtesy of Esther Sciammarella Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition For the first time in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is likely to clear the way for hearing… Read more »

La Ciudad Quita la Máscara y el Requisito de Vacunas para Ciertos Lugares Públicos

La Ciudad Quita la Máscara y el Requisito de Vacunas para Ciertos Lugares Públicos

La Alcaldesa Lori E. Lightfoot y la Comisionada de Salud Pública, Allison Arwady, M.D, anunciaron el martes que la Ciudad quitará el requisito de máscaras y vacunas para ciertos lugares… Read more »

City to Remove Mask, Vaccine Requirements for Certain Public Settings

City to Remove Mask, Vaccine Requirements for Certain Public Settings

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady, M.D., announced on Tuesday that the City will remove the mask and vaccine requirements for certain public spaces on February… Read more »

Two Innovative Food Access Programs are Addressing Food Insecurity in Austin

Two Innovative Food Access Programs are Addressing Food Insecurity in Austin

Dion Dawson wouldn’t call himself an inventor, but he knew that there had to be a better way of getting healthy food to people who need it. And so…he invented… Read more »

University of Chicago Medicine Announces Plan for First Freestanding Cancer Center

University of Chicago Medicine Announces Plan for First Freestanding Cancer Center

The University of Chicago Medicine plans to build a $633 million, 500,000-square-foot facility dedicated to cancer care on its medical campus on the city’s South Side, representing one of the… Read more »

Villanueva Measure Will Expand Mothers’ Access to Basic Necessities

Villanueva Measure Will Expand Mothers’ Access to Basic Necessities

State Senator Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago) is aiming to exempt breast pumps and related supplies from all sales taxes with a measure that passed the Senate Revenue Committee. “Tax exemptions on… Read more »

Dos Innovadores Programas de Acceso a Alimentos Están Tratando la Inseguridad Alimenticia en Austin

Dos Innovadores Programas de Acceso a Alimentos Están Tratando la Inseguridad Alimenticia en Austin

Dion Dawson no se llamaría a si mismo un inventor, pero sabía que tenía que haber una mejor forma de llevar comida saludable a la gente que lo necesitaba. Y… Read more »

UChicago Medicine Anuncia Plan para el Primer Centro Oncológico Independiente

UChicago Medicine Anuncia Plan para el Primer Centro Oncológico Independiente

UChicago Medicine planea construir una instalación de $633 millones, 500,000 pies cuadrados, dedicados al cuidado del cáncer en su campo académico en el Sector Sur de la Ciudad, representando una… Read more »

La Medida de Villanueva Ampliará el Acceso de las Madres a Necesidades Básicas

La Medida de Villanueva Ampliará el Acceso de las Madres a Necesidades Básicas

La Senadora Estatal Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago) tiene como objetivo eximir a los extractores de leche y suministros relacionados de todos los impuestos sobre las ventas, con una medida que aprobó… Read more »

Gov. JB Pritzker Announces Mask Mandate Changes

Gov. JB Pritzker Announces Mask Mandate Changes

By: Ashmar Mandou Governor JB Pritzker announced Wednesday during his 2023 budget proposal that he will begin rolling back statewide indoor mask mandate at a few locations. “I have to… Read more »