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Wellness Committee Facilitates New HEART Alliance to Improve …

WEBThe Health and Wellness Committee, which was founded in the fall of 2019, is a branch of Student Government dedicated to improving the health and well-being of students. …

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UChicago Medicine Helps Local High Schoolers Navigate Health …

WEBThe UChicago Medicine (UCM) Heart and Vascular Center (HVC) mentorship program, which seeks to expand access to opportunities in the health-care …

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U.S. healthcare is a national failure – Chicago Maroon

WEBLast month, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) scored a major victory when they enrolled 80,000 Chicago residents in Care for All, a program …

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Social Determinants of Health Are Key to Understanding the …

WEBUnderstanding the set of social factors that influence health outcomes is crucial to modeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to University of …

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Talklet: A Mental Health Start-Up – Chicago Maroon

WEBAs students pushed for reform from Student Health and Counseling Services, six university students, four of whom are UChicago students, created Talklet, a mental health platform …

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University Study to Increase Southside Access to HIV Medication

WEBThe University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation (Ci3) in Sexual and Reproductive Health announced Wednesday a two-year pilot study that will …

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UCMed Announces Plans for Standalone Cancer Hospital

WEBBy Nikhil Jaiswal February 4, 2022. On Thursday, University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) officials announced plans for a new, 128 bed, 500,000 square foot standalone cancer …

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Cancer is Not the Problem – Chicago Maroon

WEBUChicago Medicine owes the people of the South Side the mental health care they need, not a $800 million cancer center that no one asked for. By Dominic …

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Mercy Hospital To Close, and the South Side Shudders

WEBNovember 17, 2020. Mercy Hospital is slated to close in Spring 2021, creating fears of a medical care desert for residents of Chicago’s South Side. Editor's Note: in mid …

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A “Second Pandemic”: The Enduring Impacts of COVID-19 on …

WEBAngélique has been a member of The Maroon and, more specifically, the Arts section since she started as an Arts reporter in the winter of her first year at …

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Southeast Side to Vote on Expanding Mental Health Resources for

WEBVoters in Kenwood, Woodlawn, South Shore, and Hyde Park will vote on a binding referendum that could restore mental health services for low-income, …

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State Board Rejects Mercy Hospital Shutdown; Hospital …

WEBThe Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted unanimously to keep the hospital open, citing concerns over South Side health care access. Mercy …

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New Becker-Friedman Initiative Explores the Economics of …

WEBHarris School of Public Policy and UChicago’s Departments of Medicine and Economics will work together in first phase of initiative.

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Woodlawn Residents Approve Proposed Health Center Ahead of …

WEBFriend Health, a non-profit community health clinic, plans to open new facilities at the intersection of 63rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue over the next two …

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Without Mental Health Resources, There Is No Life of the Mind

WEBThere’s no universal experience with mental health, but I know what mine is. It’s an itch you can’t scratch, the world at a slight angle that doesn’t straighten out.

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University Hospital Patient Information Was Potentially Vulnerable …

WEBUniversity of Chicago hospital patient information was potentially vulnerable to hackers due to weaknesses in the University’s network, a Maroon investigation …

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The Fourteen Lost Clinics – Chicago Maroon

WEBThe Fourteen Lost Clinics. New ballot initiative seeks to expand mental health service accessibility for Southeast Chicago communities, reinforcing non-police crisis …

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Former Health Secretary Speaks at the Institute of Politics

WEB“When we talk about issues in health care, we primarily mean issues in financing it, and I believe that in health care, one size doesn’t fit all,” Price said.

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State Board Rejects Plans for Mercy Hospital Outpatient Center

WEBOn Tuesday, January 26 th, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board rejected an application by Mercy Hospital’s parent company, Trinity Health, to …

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