The push for more equitable, culturally appropriate, and accessible options for childbirth
Tag: health care
Posted inNews & Politics
‘Filling out the census is like wearing a mask’
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
“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’
Interviews with a doctor and nurse as Chicago hospitals brace for a deluge of novel coronavirus patients.
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Wash your hands and practice social distancing
Advice for these uncertain and anxious times
Posted inNews & Politics
The truth hurts
A growing number of memory care facilities use “therapeutic fibbing” to comfort residents with dementia.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Bill Clinton conventional wisdom
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
United Here Local One and its hospitality workers are demanding year-round health care as part of their contract.
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Could Chicago’s Sameena Mustafa become the first Muslim woman in Congress?
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
A dual-sided look at health care and an electrifying study of heroism are among this week’s best bets.
Posted inBlogs
Three Chicago police officers indicted in connection with Laquan McDonald shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, a lawsuit is hoping to block the Cook County soda tax at the last minute.
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Rahm Emanuel: Trump has transformed the Republican base, and other Chicago news
Also, legal experts say it’s “no sure thing” that Jason Van Dyke will be found guilty in the Laquan McDonald case.
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Deportation fears can lead to higher risk of illness in undocumented populations
Practitioners say fear of ICE raids and a lack of access to affordable health care can put undocumented and minority populations at risk.
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The Planned Parenthood of Illinois bake sale sold out online before sales were even scheduled to begin
Thirteen Chicago restaurants have sold more than $37,000 worth of cookies to benefit women’s health care.
Posted inMusic
Chicago musicians speak up about the Affordable Care Act
Musicians are especially vulnerable to a repeal of Obamacare, and these Chicagoans went on the record to say how.