Illinois Company One Of Virginia's First 5 Medical Cannabis Dispensaries
The conditional awardees include Maryland-based Green Leaf Medical, Illinois-based PharmaCann and New York-based Columbia Care.
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The conditional awardees include Maryland-based Green Leaf Medical, Illinois-based PharmaCann and New York-based Columbia Care.
A new study has experts saying a high gluten diet may put offspring at higher risk for type 1 diabetes.
Family and friends of people killed by drugs gathered for a rally in Millennium Park.
According to the ADA, more than 30 million Americans are living with diabetes.
A health scare for a River North hotel. Public health officials are trying to determine if the Embassy Suites on State Street is where two people contracted Legionnaires' disease during a summer stay.
It is not known whether the hotel was the source of the bacteria that caused the individuals to get sick. According to the health department, hotel management is cooperating with the investigation.
The cause of illness: Campylobacter, common bacteria that can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever, according to the CDC outbreak report published as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
States reporting illness included Connecticut, Florida, Georgia and Illinois among others.
"There is an especially critical need for platelets to help cancer patients and type O blood donations for ongoing patient care and emergencies."
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the Illinois portion is part of more than $1 billion the agency distributed to all states as part of its five-point opioid strategy.
Some claim there are health benefits to having the organ encapsulated, saying it restores iron levels and reduces postpartum depression. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says there is little research to back up those claims.
Olivia Shorter was named the 2018 Red Cross Blood Services Hero for her work helping other children just like her.
Bob Evans is recalling 46,000 pounds of its sausage links. The Department of Agriculture said they could have "extraneous materials," including plastic.
The city of Chicago has joined 19 other local governments in a legal brief supporting Planned Parenthood's challenge of federal changes to funding requirements.
The 30-hour operation took place four months ago and involved more than 100 specialists and health professionals, including doctors, nurses, and many other personnel.
