Mercy Hospital Will Likely Sell The Building When It Closes
The hospital says that shouldn’t affect patient care on the South Side, but public health officials argue the area is a “health care desert.”
The hospital says that shouldn’t affect patient care on the South Side, but public health officials argue the area is a “health care desert.”
Illinois saw rising positivity rates this week in most of the state’s regions, and an outbreak at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to the administration’s effort to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, said having a vaccine by next month was “not impossible.” But a longer timetable appears more likely.
How should cities address rising temperatures? One method could be urban forestry.
The CDC’s planning guidance for states includes multiple scenarios for the rollout of a vaccine this year, including possibly having a limited number of doses available in October and November.
Even if the trends reflect mostly angst rather than full-blown psychiatric illness, experts say the problem stems from financial stress and anxiety over racial and political upheaval.
Experts say protecting the planet’s health is not just good for our health, but also for the global economy.
Gyms are reopening with fewer people and more protocols, and they want to rehabilitate their pandemic-battered image. Although there’s not much evidence, they say the science is on their side.
A freestanding birth center could give expectant mothers more options on the South Side. But there are legal and financial barriers in the way.
With desperate pleas and social contracts failing to curb college parties, schools have turned to punitive consequences. But are the students the ones to blame?