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A Hidden Prescription for Jobs: Global health R&D

John Edward Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

John Edward Porter

Global health research and development is not only in the health interest of Illinoisans -- it has also become a hidden engine for new jobs and economic growth.

The Passing of a Hero for Tuberculosis

Carole Mitnick | Posted 05.25.2011

Carole Mitnick

A man credited with saving tens of millions of lives died earlier this month in virtual obscurity. Just a few newspapers recorded his passing. But for some of us, Sir John Crofton was a hero.