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Many minority groups and communities suffer from unequal access to health care, a panel said last night. Fixing them should be a priority in the national health care debate, they said.
The Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, which provides services to more than 36,000 uninsured women, would have to slash services if state budget cuts go through.
Nursing homes are reducing activities and screening guests at the door in order to curb the possiblity of swine flu, which has yet to make its way to those facilities. Still, the possibility scares administrators.
For the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, responding to the swine flu threat mirrored his experiences as a colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard.
Confirmed cases of swine flu in Chicago and the state continue to rise, as Chicago Public Schools officials declare Kilmer Elementary open. It was closed last week after a 12-year-old student came down with swine flu symptoms.
City officials continue to be cautious, hammering a message of calm and prevention, urging people to wash their hands, cover their coughs and sneezes and teach those habits to others.
With swine flu cases on the rise, Illinois health officials expect to have more than 600,000 regimens of antiviral drugs on hand by week's end, for hospitals and health clinics statewide.
As city and federal officials evaluate the threat of swine flu, the Mexican Consulate is urging the public to stay calm, saying the threat has been diminished.
Medical students must reach out to their patients and embrace technology and teamwork, say leaders of three of the state's largest public health organizations.
State health department investigators found the University of Chicago Medical Center violated a federal law requiring hospitals to treat and stabilize patients who come for emergency treatment.
Four city mental health centers are set to close April 7. City council members heard impassioned testimony from patients and advocates who want the centers to remain open.