Health Care
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Q&A: Dr. Ezike on dealing with the health crisis of a century and what reopening meansJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - Most Illinois residents would have been stumped if asked to name the Illinois Department of Public Health director before March 2020. That's not the case so much anymore...
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8th location of Greater Family Health slated for PalatineJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - The eighth full-time location of Greater Family Health - which last month changed its name from Greater Elgin Family Care Center - is planned for Palatine. The health ce...
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Hospital resumes admission of seniors in mental health unitJun 09, 2021 11:00 pm - AURORA — Amita Health Mercy Medical Center said it has reopened its Behavioral Health inpatient program to senior citizens. At the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Hines VA Hospital and Loyola University Chicago physician awarded $8.6M VA research grantJun 07, 2021 11:00 pm - Dr. Abhishek Solanki, an Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Physician Researcher, received an $8.6 million merit gran...
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FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer's drug panned by experts
Jun 07, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent adviser...
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Acura Pharmaceuticals produces test pillsJun 06, 2021 11:00 pm - PALATINE - Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. Monday said it has produced three required registration batches of a safer pain relief drug for FDA testing. The tablets from these...
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Secure Dental opens office in SchaumburgJun 03, 2021 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Secure Dental, an operator of more than a dozen dental offices, has opened its latest practice in Schaumburg. Owned by a husband-and-wife team, Drs. Noel Li...
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Abbott closes Gurnee plant, lets go 2,000 workers as demand for COVID-19 tests dropsJun 02, 2021 7:00 pm - After eight months, Abbott Laboratories' rapid COVID-19 test manufacturing and assembly facility in Gurnee has run its course due to a steep decline in demand. An estima...
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Baxter launches system update for home dialysis patientsJun 01, 2021 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Baxter International Inc. Wednesday said it is launching an updated digital module and patient management platform for home dialysis patients. The company's ...
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Walgreens sells its Alliance Healthcare businessesJun 01, 2021 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Wednesday announced it has completed the sale of its Alliance Healthcare businesses to AmerisourceBergen for about $6.5 billion...