Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow appears to whisper this crass confession to his daughter in a popular TikTok post from Massachusetts’ Worcester Art Museum titled, “what the paintings talk about when ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed “Medical Aid in Dying” legislation on Friday Dec. 12, 2025, as Baby Boomers age and more caregivers, families and physicians confront end-of-life issues, costs and ...

Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science actually shows about its effectiveness. By Jan Hoffman To treat their pain, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday allowing some adults with a terminal illness to take their own lives with medical help. Senate Bill 1950, or the Medical Aid ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Friday. Legalized medically assisted suicide ...

A new Illinois law will allow for physician-assisted death in Illinois following Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's signature this week, making Illinois the first Midwest state to legalize "medial aid in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

For decades, chronic disease management in Medicare has been hampered by a fee-for-service payment system that rewards volume and activity rather than true clinical improvement. This model created ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has signed the "Medical Aid in Dying" bill, legalizing physician-assisted death in Illinois, his office announced Friday. The legislation allows certain terminally ill patients to end ...

HHS will "probably" prevent NIH scientists from submitting their research to The Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, or JAMA because "they're all corrupt" due to pharmaceutical industry money ...

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