Health Care
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Improved St. Alexius Medical Center ER gets Hoffman Estates' approvalSep 14, 2021 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday unanimously approved an expansion and renovation of the emergency department at Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center that...
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'Action inspires action': Barrington center providing therapy, hope for those struggling with mobilitySep 13, 2021 5:30 am - Connor Stickney said he's learned an important lesson in the last few months: Just do what Joy Wagner says. Wagner is the founder of NeuroBalance Center in Barrington, w...
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IBJI opens new immediate care clinic in Arlington HeightsSep 12, 2021 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - The Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, the largest independent, physician-owned orthopedic practice in the U.S., said it has opened a IBJI OrthoAccess ...
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4 ways to manage retirement health care costs
Sep 12, 2021 6:00 am - Health care in retirement is a big-ticket item. Experts estimate that an average 65-year-old retired couple in 2021 would need about $300,000 in after-tax savings earmar...
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Suburban company addresses eldercare caregiver crisisSep 08, 2021 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK - Homethrive, which offers an online service for family elder caregiving, said the Michigan Manufacturers Association will offer its nearly 1,700 members and ...
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Northwest Community Healthcare opening new Buffalo Grove facility ThursdaySep 08, 2021 5:00 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare on Thursday will open its new Buffalo Grove Outpatient Care Center, from where it will provide immediate care, lab, X-ray, mammography and...
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NorthShore, Edward-Elmhurst announce mergerSep 08, 2021 11:00 am - NorthShore University Health System and Edward-Elmhurst Health are planning to merge and create a nine-hospital health care operation with the second-largest physician g...
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WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
Sep 08, 2021 1:00 am - GENEVA - Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available f...
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Waikiki resort mandates vaccination for workers, guests
Sep 08, 2021 1:00 am - HONOLULU - A resort in the famed tourist mecca of Waikiki will be the first in Hawaii to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all employees and guests. Starting Oct...
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How U of I fought the clock to develop a COVID-19 test that schools will use this fallSep 07, 2021 5:00 am - In the spring of 2020 with no COVID-19 vaccines, an unchecked killer virus and shutdown fears, a team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign created a solutio...