Health Care
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Spring Grove girl who died after dental office visit recalled for ‘loving heart’Jul 30, 2025 11:55 am - A 17-year-old Spring Grove girl who died last week after visiting a Grayslake dental clinic was described in her obituary as having had ”a loving heart."
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US health officials crack down on kratom-related products after complaints from supplement industry
Jul 29, 2025 3:33 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are warning Americans about the risks of an opioid-related ingredient increasingly added to energy drinks, gummies and supplements sold...
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Judge blocks Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
Jul 28, 2025 10:30 am - A federal judge on Monday says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation.
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Nursing board volunteers at burn survivor campJul 18, 2025 2:09 pm - Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing staff volunteered at a summer camp for child burn victims, running games and crafts.
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Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
Jul 17, 2025 7:10 pm - WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home address...
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Elk Grove Village officials decry proposed closure of hospital’s maternity wardJul 17, 2025 6:49 pm - Elk Grove Village officials have criticized the proposed closure of Ascension Alexian Brothers Medical Center’s maternity ward, arguing that inpatient pregnancy care is needed in the community.
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Trump is checked for swelling in legs and was diagnosed with a common condition in older adults
Jul 17, 2025 2:09 pm - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday read a doctor's letter about President Donald Trump that she said was intended to dispel health concerns about the swelling in his ankles and a makeup-covered hand.
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First 2025 human case of West Nile virus reported in Lake CountyJul 16, 2025 12:57 pm - The first human case of West Nile virus this season has been reported in Lake County.
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‘We want to get him home’: Family stuck in Dominican Republic after emergency brain surgery
Jul 16, 2025 8:46 am - A dream vacation for a Johnsburg couple has become a nightmare as they search for a way home following emergency brain surgery.
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Bipartisan support helps foundations avoid tax increase in new Trump legislation
Jul 16, 2025 7:27 am - Two Republican senators and a broad bipartisan coalition of funders and nonprofits prevented a 600% increase in taxes levied on the endowments of the largest private foundations as part of President Donald Trump’s the tax and spending legislation.