CHICAGO (CBS) — Hundreds of nurses picketed outside University of Illinois Hospital, after going on strike Saturday morning, demanding better care for patients as part of an ongoing contract dispute. Nurses said they put an offer on the table early Saturday morning, before walking off the job at 7 […]
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The strike of 4,000 service workers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Hospital is reaching a critical turning point. The struggle is putting nearly 5,000 public sector workers, including hundreds of nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital (UIH) who also struck last week, in conflict with the […]
DALLAS, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is working with the Stanford University School of Medicine to review the carrier’s multi-layered approach to supporting the well-being of Customers and Employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Southwest Promise encompasses the changes the airline has made to its around-the-clock operations, […]
More than 800 nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital and its clinics went on strike Saturday morning after failing to reach a contract with the hospital. The nurses, who are part the Illinois Nurses Association, were in negotiations with the hospital through the summer, and their three-year contract expired […]
CHICAGO —Hundreds of striking University of Illinois nurses and health care workers marched to the Thompson Center Friday morning to ask Gov. JB Pritzker for support. In addition to at least 800 nurses, about 4,000 SEIU union members are also on strike. The hospital employees are fighting for a 4.5% […]
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CHICAGO — University of Illinois at Chicago nurses on Saturday began a 7-day strike in protest of what they say are unfair labor practices. News outlets report the nurses are asking for better protective equipment and a smaller patient-to-nurse ratio. On Friday, CBS Chicago reported a Cook County judge had […]
CLOSE Andrew Norman, PhD, a professor in the UC College of Medicine’s Pharmacology and Systems Physiology department and a leader in the Center for Addiction Research, is studying an anti-cocaine antibody for humans that may help block the effects of cocaine. (Photo: Provided. Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati) A research center devoted […]
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has discovered how coronavirus can cause harmful and escalating inflammation. It is because of a region on the spike protein she calls a superantigen. “That region would be expected to trigger a very strong response, adaptive immune […]
CHICAGO (WLS) — Negotiations resumed Tuesday on day four of the University of Illinois Hospital nurses’ strike. Rainbow PUSH’s Rev. Jesse Jackson joined the picket line in the morning. “We’re fighting for adequate equipment, we’re fighting for hours that make sense, we will not give up, we will not surrender, […]
Dr. Aaron Horschig, DPT, of Squat University and World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis make a strong team. Dr. Horschig has helped Licis bounce back from pain and injuries, especially as he recovers from being hit by a car. The duo is back together again to show off the components of […]
UPDATE: Sept. 11, 2020: A Cook County circuit court judge granted the temporary restraining order Friday morning, prohibiting nurses in certain critical care units from participating in the work stoppage Saturday. But the union still plans to move ahead with its action. “It’s important to realize the ruling does not restrict […]
More than 1,400 nurses have reached a contract agreement with University of Illinois Hospital and its clinics, after many of them went on a week-long strike earlier this month. The strike ended Saturday, and the nurses union, the Illinois Nurses Association, has been in continued negotiations with the hospital since […]
Laurel, Md. – Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine. MUIH and AOMA have entered an educational collaboration with the goal of enhancing graduate education in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Through this partnership students from both […]