AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoFlu Season: Memorial Health reports about a dozen flu cases a week in Central Illinois and urges residents to get vaccinated; the shot can reduce severe illness and hospitalizations. Measles Watch: IDPH says Illinois has 23 confirmed cases this year, including 16 tied to an outbreak in Douglas and Moultrie counties. The agency advises checking vaccination status; two MMR doses are about 97% effective. Care and Conscience: A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of parts of Illinois’ assisted-suicide law against specified religious health care institutions and providers while a lawsuit proceeds. Medical Debt: Hospitals may automatically screen patients for financial assistance and erase bills for those who qualify, but many patients still don’t know help is available. Whole-Person Care: Chicago’s first new medical school in nearly a century is training doctors to treat mental and physical health together.
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