Health News
Cook County’s new Wellness Council convened for the first time to begin an on-going discussion on ways to build a culture of health and fitness for thousands of county employees, President Preckwinkle announced today.
The Wellness Council reflects a
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle together with Dr.
Cataracts are a common cause of vision loss as we age, but they are treatable.
If you have a cataract, your vision can also worsen slowly over time. A cataract happens when the eye’s lens becomes cloudy.
The Cook County Health and Hospitals System announced today that the independent governing board elected David Carvalho as Chair, and Jorge Ramirez as Vice-Chair of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors.
“I would like to ext
Our hot and dry climatic conditions have been ideal for the development of disease vector mosquitoes, primarily Culex pipiens. This mosquito is the main vector of West Nile Virus (WNV) in our area.