Christine Herman
Christine Herman spent nine years studying chemistry before she left the bench to report on issues at the intersection of science and society. She started in radio in 2014 as a journalism graduate student at the University of Illinois and a broadcast intern at Radio Health Journal. Christine has been working at WILL since 2015.
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An Illinois Senate bill aims to help children who are at risk of entering state custody because of issues caused by untreated mental illness. The... -
Measles is a potentially deadly illness that is spreading in many parts of the world. Thanks to vaccines, the disease was eliminated from the U.S.... -
Research shows African-Americans are less likely to access treatment for mental illness. Cultural norms and the stigma associated with having a mental... -
Ashoor Rasho has spent more than half of his life alone in a prison cell—22 to 24 hours a day. The cell was so narrow he could reach his arms out and... -
A law professor in Illinois wants to put a stop to a medical practice that she says treats women’s bodies like cadavers. Across most of the U.S.,... -
Stress is a normal part of life. And there’s even such thing as a “good” level of stress that keeps us going, according to psychology researchers Sanda... -
The Illinois Department of Corrections continues to flounder in its efforts to care for inmates with mental illness, according to a new report authored... -
Health care was a big campaign issue across the Midwest, and Tuesday's election results were mixed. Among the winners: medical marijuana. -
When Matthew Timion needed to get his son treatment for mental illness, he did not anticipate it would be so hard to get the insurance company to pay for… -
A new Illinois statute aims to boost flu shot rates among healthcare workers by making it harder for employees to decline the vaccine. Lawmakers say...
