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The Importance of Minorities in Clinical Research
Chicago has a long history of including minority populations in research
The Mayor’s Big Mental Health Play
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has re-opened the shuttered Roseland Mental Health Clinic and begun expanding behavioral health services across the city
Residents Avoid States With Abortion Restrictions
Analysis shows fewer graduates applying to residencies in states with abortion bans
AMA Backs Diversity in Clinical Trials
New policy designed to include more “women, sexual and gender minorities”
Diagnosing Climate Change
The impact of climate change is being integrated into physician practices and medical education.
Illinois State Neurological Society Annual Meeting
8th annual meeting is designed for networking and education among colleagues from across the state. Location and Venue TBD
Lurie Children’s Launches Health Advocacy Journal
The peer-reviewed ‘open access journal’ seeks to address challenges to health equity
More Chicago Residents Unionize
In a landslide vote, more than 1,000 University of Chicago Medicine residents and fellows vote to unionize
Pharmacists Push to Prescribe
Battle emerges between physicians and big drugstore chains moving to let pharmacists prescribe
Sept 14 - Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA) annual business meeting
All active IPHA members are invited to attend. Each paid member carries one vote in association business matters. Zoom link and materials will be posted one week prior to the meeting, which will be held at 1 p.m.
Sept 6 - Illinois State Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting
Illinois State Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting
Four in Five Physicians Lost Revenue from Change Cyberattack
The cyberattack is financially harming tens of thousands of doctors, the American Medical Association says
Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Legal, For Now
High court’s June docket still could impact reproductive rights
Drug Shortages Hit 23-Year U.S. High
More than 300 drugs—mostly generic injectables—are in short supply
Plastic Mass a Growing Danger
Microplastic contaminants including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as “forever chemicals” pose global threat by Vishnu Chundi, MD
1 in 4 Dropped from Medicaid Now Uninsured
But Illinois has one of the highest Medicaid renewal rates in the U.S. at 78%, KFF analysis shows
Hospice Care Needs a Makeover
Some Chicago physicians are working with advocates and hospice providers to develop new models to improve care
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