The Chicago Department of Public Health issued an alert after a surge in opioid-related overdoses during the recent heatwave. Over the weekend, CDPH reported 60 opioid-related overdoses, and emergency ...

Drug‑resistant Candida auris is rising in Illinois care facilities; health teams call for screening and deep cleaning.

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A recent outbreak of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in Chicago is now contained. The Chicago Department of Public Health ...

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Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

Flu season is underway and the time to protect yourself against the virus is now. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) urges everyone age 6 months and older to get vaccinated. Here’s a ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Chicago health officials are sounding the alarm over multiple recent cases of leptospirosis, a disease blamed for roughly 60,000 annual deaths globally. The Chicago Department of ...

Newspaper boxes in Chicago are staging a comeback, but they won’t be carrying newspapers. This time, the mission is different. It’s about saving lives. The Chicago Department of Public Health, in ...

Chicago is now at a high risk level of West Nile virus after reporting its first three confirmed human cases of the virus this year, according to local health officials. This week, the Chicago ...

Health officials in Illinois are warning of a new and unexpected mutation that could make for a "more serious flu season" as ...