Push underway to reform Illinois’ Tier II pension with $5 billion taxpayer cost
(The Center Square) – The push is on for Illinois legislators to advance some form of pension reform to address what proponents say are...
Medical Notes: Skin Color Affects How Well Medicine Works, Revealing the Genes That Increase Your Chances of Having a Daughter, and the Snail Venom...
How many procedures require an opioid prescription?
Two new studies, published in Pediatrics and JAMA Network Open, reveal that there’s just a few surgeries that...
VIDEO: Chicagoland Black Chamber of Commerce opposes millionaire surcharge proposal
(The Center Square) – With most of the dust settling after last week’s election, a battle is brewing over what could be a constitutional...
“It’s Not Rare If It Affects Your Child”: Prevention Strategies For Meningitis B
Meningitis B is a rare but deadly disease. At first, it looks like a case of the flu, but waiting to go to the...
Virtual Anatomy: Why Some Medical Schools Are Replacing Cadavers With VR
Cadavers have long been the go-to for anatomy and dissection courses in medical school. However, with so much emerging technology at our fingertips, using...
