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Home » health care

Tag: health care

Posted in2022 Primary Elections

Second time’s the charm?

by Jim Daley June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Gun-violence advocate Kina Collins takes another run at Danny Davis.

Posted inFilm

The Janes is a call to action

by Kat Sachs May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

“What we know for a fact is that making abortion illegal does not stop women from seeking abortions, it just keeps them from getting safe abortions.”

Posted inNews

Marching for choice

by Kathleen Hinkel May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

Hundreds of Chicagoans demonstrated downtown after a leaked draft of a SCOTUS draft decision threatened abortion rights.

Posted inNews & Politics

Abortion is healthcare

by Katie Prout and Jim Daley May 3, 2022July 28, 2022

Tips on obtaining an abortion and supporting abortion access in a post-Roe vs Wade world

Posted inNews & Politics

The cost of living

by Adam M. Rhodes November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

Despite a move to make HIV prevention drugs free through insurers, those living with the virus fear high prices and endless red tape.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘Black people should have their babies where they live’

by Kelly Milan September 2, 2021September 15, 2021

The push for more equitable, culturally appropriate, and accessible options for childbirth

Posted inNews & Politics

‘Filling out the census is like wearing a mask’

by Kiran Misra July 2, 2020August 18, 2021

As a second wave of infection looms, the count is more important than ever.

Posted inNews & Politics

A day in the life of an ICU nurse

by Neva Wright June 4, 2020August 18, 2021

“I listen to his lungs. They sound like a washing machine, junky and wet.”

Posted inNews & Politics

‘You just hope they can fight it off on their own’

by Chicago Reader March 24, 2020August 18, 2021

Interviews with a doctor and nurse as Chicago hospitals brace for a deluge of novel coronavirus patients.

Posted inNews & Politics

Wash your hands and practice social distancing

by Mads Horwath March 18, 2020August 18, 2021

Advice for these uncertain and anxious times

Posted inNews & Politics

The truth hurts

by Yuru (Priscilla) Zhu September 4, 2019August 18, 2021

A growing number of memory care facilities use “therapeutic fibbing” to comfort residents with dementia.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Bill Clinton conventional wisdom

by Ben Joravsky July 3, 2019August 18, 2021

Nervous Nelly Dems and trash-talking Republicans try to scare voters away from single-payer health care.

Posted inBlogs

Hotel workers’ strike now in its second week with no end in sight

by Brita Hunegs September 18, 2018August 18, 2021

United Here Local One and its hospitality workers are demanding year-round health care as part of their contract.

Posted inBlogs

Could Chicago’s Sameena Mustafa become the first Muslim woman in Congress?

by Maya Dukmasova February 27, 2018August 18, 2021

The comedian and real estate broker said running against longtime incumbent Mike Quigley seemed futile—until she started talking to voters.

Posted inArts & Culture

The American Mercy Tour, United Flight 232, and ten more new stage shows

by Chicago Reader September 14, 2017August 18, 2021

A dual-sided look at health care and an electrifying study of heroism are among this week’s best bets.

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