Illinois works to combat pregnancy-related deaths in black women
Black women in Illinois are dying at a higher rate than other women during and after pregnancy, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Black women in Illinois are dying at a higher rate than other women during and after pregnancy, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued an updated standing order allowing schools to keep ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- School nurses can now administer Opioid overdose reversal medications in a new standing from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois schools are now allowed to keep and administer medications that can work against opioid overdoses, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday. The IDPH’s new standing order comes after expanding access to naloxone, or Narcan, in 2015, and a state law revision that took effect on Jan. 1 […]
Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. Respiratory infections across Illinois could climb in the coming weeks, state health officials...