Endeavor Health launches study to target C-section rates, disparities in Black birthing patients
The study aims to make sure patients have more of a say in what happens during deliveries and to ultimately reduce unnecessary cesarean births.
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The study aims to make sure patients have more of a say in what happens during deliveries and to ultimately reduce unnecessary cesarean births.
“Things people don’t have to prep for and don’t think are a big deal are real-life issues for us,” said Laura Florek, a Northbrook mom of two young adults with autism.
Water scarcity and what the UN calls “water-related hazards,” like flooding and drought, are increasing around the globe.
This time of year, millions of birds cross Illinois each night on their spring migration north. Many will hit the windows of Chicago’s skyline.
Researchers say if state officials don’t curb utility spending, “Illinois is on course to maintain its entire gas system indefinitely.”
With the last frost behind us, it’s go-time for gardens.
Love it or hate it, the biggest cicada season in over two centuries in Illinois is starting to ramp up.
The Drug Enforcement Agency is expected to reclassify marijuana as a drug with medicinal value with a lower potential for abuse.
State Sen. Ram Villivalam and state Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado are calling for the creation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority to oversee all public transit operations and replace the RTA.
In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with live bluegill — which would forever alter one Japanese lake.