October 5, 2020
$7.1M grant to review opioid alternatives to treating sickle cell disease painFive-year study looks at acupuncture and guided meditation to manage sickle cell disease pain
October 1, 2020
UI Health performs first-ever robotic kidney transplant for patient with polycystic kidney diseasePatient reports ‘very little pain’ following surgery
September 22, 2020
Mental health research center gets $4MCenter to study those with serious mental illness specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic
August 19, 2020
Contraceptive developed at UIC approved by FDA, offers new option for womenUIC attains 4th FDA approval, leads Chicago universities in consumer drug development
August 13, 2020
UIC breaks ground on new clinical buildingUniversity leadership, elected officials and donors convene to celebrate new 200,000 square foot outpatient care space
June 15, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine to be tested in UIC clinical trialUIC is the only site in Chicago selected for phase 3 clinical trial
May 28, 2020
Mile Square opens emergency food pantryUIC’s Mile Square Health Center has established an emergency food delivery service for patients
May 18, 2020
New remdesivir trial at UIC tests drug in combination with baricitinibResearchers search for COVID-19 treatments
April 27, 2020
South Shore clinic expands COVID-19 testingUI Health Mile Square Health Center now testing community members for COVID-19