New center for organ donors is first of its kind in Illinois
Tucked away behind unassuming double doors on the fifth floor of Rush University Medical Center sits a new, very different ...
Disparities found for Non-Hispanic Black patients in hematopoietic cell transplantation use for hematologic cancers
Non-Hispanic Black patients in the United States appear to have persistent disparities in terms of hematopoietic cell ...
On campaign trail, Vance lays out 'concept of a plan' for health care
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance's plan to rework President Barack Obama's signature health care law is vague on ...
Childhood vaccination coverage found to be lower for children born in 2020, 2021
Children born in 2020 to 2021 had lower coverage with nearly all childhood vaccines recommended by age 24 months than those ...
FDA approves new kind of drug for schizophrenia
The first new type of medication in decades to help fight against schizophrenia was approved on Thursday by the U.S. Food and ...
Australia sees surge in mpox cases
Australia has seen a rapid rise in mpox cases in the past three months, with one health expert concerned that low vaccination ...
How a Colorado Parkinson's group uses climbing to help stave off effects of the disease
For 12 years, Paul Stroud's done everything he can to combat the effects of Parkinson's disease. He had a pair of stimulators implanted deep in his brain. He takes the standard medications to treat ...
Children's emergency department visits for heat-related illnesses increased 170% over past decade
The number of children who sought treatment at emergency departments for heat-related illnesses increased by 170% from ...
Racial disparities found to exist in emergency department treatment of children with unintentional ingestions
Unintentional injuries like falls, drownings and poisonings are the leading cause of death in patients ages 1–4, and a ...
Dangerous practice 'chroming' featured in videos on social media platform popular among youth
A resurgence of youth seeking a high from "chroming"—the act of inhaling toxic fumes from household items such as nail polish ...
Black infants with heart abnormalities more likely to die in first year, research finds
Some babies are born with abnormalities involving the structure of the heart, known as congenital heart disease (CHD). While ...
Naloxone successful in over half of uses in reversing signs of opioid overdose in the prehospital setting
The opioid epidemic is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and it is increasingly impacting ...