217 Today: A new Illinois bill would allow only accredited surgical techs in operating rooms

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More and more surgeries are being performed in outpatient centers, and mastectomy is among them.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • A federal trial in Southern Illinois challenging a statewide ban on semi-automatic firearms is set to resume this morning with more witness testimonies.
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Archer-Daniels-Midland has violated federal regulations at its Decatur carbon sequestration site.
  • Sticker shock is making its way into the presidential campaigns.
  • Crisis counselors on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline say they are facing verbal and sexual abuse from a small fraction of callers.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about a law pending in Springfield that will ensure workers in hospital operating rooms are accredited.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mawa Iqbal, Anulika Ochuba,  Elizabeth Rembert,  Melissa Ellin and Lyndsay Jones.

 

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.