Health Care
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Phase 1b of vaccinations starts Monday, but accessibility questions remainJan 24, 2021 12:00 am - Starting Monday, roughly 3.2 million more Illinois residents are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Just how those residents are going to get the vaccine remains la...
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How St. Alexius became a pioneer in COVID-19 treatment after second U.S. case landed thereJan 23, 2021 12:00 am - A year ago, Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates announced it was treating the first confirmed COVID-19 patient in Illinois — and just the second i...
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Durbin, Pritzker raise concerns over long-term care vaccinationsJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Two of Illinois' top political leaders separately raised concerns Friday about the state's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to residents and workers in long-term care facili...
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Tracing the unexpected key to their quick successJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - In a little more than three months Kate O'Donnell, Pattie Fuentes and Anne Amick started a contact tracing company and turned it into a profitable software company that ...
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Northwest Community Healthcare nurses earn hospital fourth Magnet designationJan 21, 2021 10:00 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare has been named a Magnet hospital for the fourth consecutive time, a designation that recognizes excellent nursing care. This accomplishmen...
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Lilly: Antibody drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homes
Jan 21, 2021 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday its antibody drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care location...
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Shirley Ryan rehab center is completeJan 20, 2021 10:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Krusinski Construction said is has completed work on the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab rehabilitation center within the Enterprise Office Campus, 3215 N. W...
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Northwest Community Healthcare awards $75,000 to 19 local agenciesJan 19, 2021 10:00 pm - After a comprehensive application process, the Northwest Community Healthcare Community Health and Outreach Board Committee has selected 19 community agencies to divide ...
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How Operation Warp Speed Created Vaccination Chaos
Jan 18, 2021 10:00 pm - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Hospitals and cl...
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WHO chief blasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first