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Study finds racial disparities in breast cancer prognosis testing

Lori Botterman, UIC News Bureau | Posted on January 21, 2021

Yury Polikanov and Alexander Mankin (Photo: Jenny Fontaine)

Unlocking ‘the shape of water’ in mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

Jacqueline Carey, UIC News Bureau | Posted on January 19, 2021

Enrique Rodriguez is homeless and camps beneath a bridge on South Damen Avenue near the Stevenson Expressway in Chicago (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

Immigrant homeless in Chicago denied government help depend on community efforts to survive: ‘I’m still faithful’

Laura Rodriguez Presa, Chicago Tribune | Posted on January 15, 2021

a graphic rendering of a brain with various icons and binary code in the background

Cognitive Performance During Menopause Transition Examined

Courtesy of Drugs.com | Posted on January 13, 2021

Public messaging about Cook County's tax on sweetened beverages focused mostly on proceeds being used to address budgetary deficits.(ISTOCKPHOTO)

Study: Sales Saw Rebound After Chicago-Area Soda Tax Repeal

By Cara Murez, HealthDay Reporter | Posted on January 07, 2021

Dr. Marina Del Rios receives the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by city officials on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 at The Loretto Hospital. (WTTW News)

Chicago Doctor on Being the 1st to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine

Paul Caine, WTTW | Posted on January 07, 2021

Medical technologist Joyce Chen prepares samples for the saliva-based COVID-19 test at the Molecular Pathology Laboratory at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)

University of Illinois’ COVID-19 saliva test moves closer to FDA approval, but not fast enough to meet the demand: ‘Every school district in Illinois would love to have this’

By Elyssa Cherney, Chicago Tribune | Posted on January 05, 2021

doctor marina Del Rios receives her second vaccine does from a health worker in PPE

1st Chicago healthcare workers receive 2nd dose of Pfizer vaccine Tuesday at Norwegian American Hospital

By Jessica D'Onofrio and Karen Jordan, ABC 7 Chicago | Posted on January 05, 2021

Jose Vazquez, 51, died of COVID-19 early on in the pandemic. His daughters Marissa, left, and Sarina, center, and his widow, Maria, right, adorn his gravesite in Norridge with flowers on Christmas, Dec. 25, 2020. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

A pandemic’s cruel toll: More than 16,000 Illinoisans died from COVID-19 in 2020, disproportionately the elderly, poor, people of color

By Christy Gutowski and Jonathan Berlin, Chicago Tribune | Posted on January 01, 2021

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, left, elbow-bumps emergency room technician Demetrius McAlister after McAlister got the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at St. Anthony Hospital. It’s essential that Black health care workers lead by example and get vaccinated, to help build trust among African Americans who have been hardest-hit by COVID-19, the Editorial Board writes. Youngrae Kim/AP Photos

Early numbers on Chicago’s vaccine rollout show extra effort is a must on South and West sides

CST Editorial Board, Chicago Sun Times | Posted on December 28, 2020

a physician with a clipboard hands a piece of paper to an off-camera patient

The Provider Perspective: Can Cost-of-Care Screening Work in Clinical Settings?

Gwen Darien and Chris Wilson, MA, MS | Posted on December 11, 2020

Close-up medical syringe with a vaccine.

How soon are you immune to the coronavirus after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine?

Dina Bair/WGN, Katharin Czink/WGN | Posted on December 10, 2020

Dr. Richard Novak’s lab. Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, at the College of Medicine. (Joshua Clark/University of Illinois Chicago)

UIC opens second COVID-19 vaccine trial

Jacqueline Carey, UIC News Bureau | Posted on December 08, 2020

Bonnie Blue speaks virtually at a State of Illinois press conference

“I’m here”: Chicagoan joins Pritzker to emphasize importance of COVID-19 vaccine

Mike Miletich, ABC News 3 WSIL | Posted on December 08, 2020

Stroger Hospital nurse Falguni Dave would like to see more data on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. Courtesy of Mark Black/Sun-Times

COVID-19 vaccines will be offered first to health care workers. But do they want them?

Brett Chase, Chicago Sun Times | Posted on December 08, 2020

The Virus Is Devastating the U.S., and Leaving an Uneven Toll

By Manny Fernandez, Julie Bosman, Amy Harmon, Danielle Ivory and Mitch Smith, New York Times | Posted on December 05, 2020

mayor Lori lightfoot speaks at a press conference

Lightfoot announces $8 million investment in mental health, City mental health centers

Mallory Cheng, Gazette Chicago | Posted on December 03, 2020

a line of people await COVID tests in Chicago's Little Village

Social Distancing Is A Privilege — And More Black And Latino Chicagoans Died Because They Couldn’t, Study Says

Kelly Bauer, Block Club Chicago | Posted on December 03, 2020

Can we make bones heal faster?

Jacqueline Carey, UIC News Bureau | Posted on December 03, 2020

the side of a Pilsen building with children playing in the background

Chicago neighborhoods with barriers to social distancing had higher COVID-19 death rates

Sharon Parmet, UIC News Bureau | Posted on December 03, 2020

Announcing the 2020-2022 Pilot Grant Awardees

Posted on November 30, 2020

a gloved hand holds a vaccine and syringe

Chicago Partnership Working Toward Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine

Marissa Nelson, WTTW | Posted on November 19, 2020

a young woman wearing a face mask checks her smart watch

Smartwatches Could Monitor Coronavirus Vaccine Safety

Sascha Brodsky, Lifewire.com | Posted on November 19, 2020

a homeless shelter director points to beds that need to be limited due to coronavirus

Homeless Shelters Grapple With Covid Safety as Cold Creeps In

By Giles Bruce, Kaiser Health News | Posted on November 19, 2020

UIC launches three COVID-19 clinical trials for blood clot prevention

Jacqueline Carey, UIC News Bureau | Posted on November 18, 2020

a cigarette butt extinguished on a calendar with the word quit

Research aims to expand smoking cessation in underserved populations

Lori Botterman, UIC News Bureau | Posted on November 18, 2020

Bonnie Blue sits in a clinic room waiting for her COVID19 vaccination

Chicago Plays Important Role In Development Of Highly Effective Moderna Vaccine

Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS 2 Chicago | Posted on November 16, 2020

Bonnie Blue stands near Lake Michigan in a red coat and face mask

As COVID-19 vaccine nears, demand for diversity grows

Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner, ABC 7 Chicago | Posted on November 16, 2020

moderna clinical trial binders with a front line health worker in the background

‘A home run:’ UIC infectious disease expert says Moderna’s vaccine effectiveness is good news

Katharin Czink & Dina Bair, WGN 9 Chicago | Posted on November 16, 2020

map of surging COVID-19 Chicago neighborhoods

5 Chicago area zip codes in Latino neighborhoods see high cases of COVID-19

Lourdes Duarte, WGN 9 News | Posted on November 13, 2020

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