Health Care
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Vaccinations, tests give Walgreens a sales joltJan 05, 2022 10:00 pm - COVID-19 vaccines and testing boosted Walgreens store sales growth to levels not seen in more than two decades, pushing the drugstore chain well above Wall Street expect...
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NorthShore, Edward-Elmhurst hospital groups merger approved by regulatorsJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - Federal and state regulators have approved a merger by two suburban hospital groups creating the third-largest medical system in the state. Officials from NorthShore Uni...
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Surgalign expands digital health capabilitiesJan 04, 2022 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD — Surgalign Holdings Inc., a global medical technology company, Wednesday said it acquired an equity interest in Inteneural Networks Inc. in Chicago. The deal ...
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Appellate court refuses to make Elgin hospital give ivermectin to patientDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - An appellate court has refused to make an Elgin hospital give the controversial drug ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient as a treatment. The 2nd District Appellate Court ru...
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Pritzker asks hospitals to halt nonemergency surgeries, save beds for virus patientsDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has asked hospital leaders throughout the state to postpone nonemergency surgeries in an effort to prepare for a potential bed shortage caused by the ...
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Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation awards $1 million grant to Advocate Health Care Charitable FoundationDec 29, 2021 10:00 pm - Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, recently announced a $1 million grant has been awarded to Advocate Health ...
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Suits against OxyContin owners on hold; negotiations ordered
Dec 29, 2021 12:00 am - Even though one judge rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's sweeping settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the opioid crisis, another refused Wednesday to allow li...
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Edward-Elmhurst Health limiting visitors amid COVID-19 riseDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - Edward-Elmhurst Health implemented new visitor restrictions on Tuesday in response to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. No routine visitors will be allowed in Edward Hospi...
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'This truly is x-ray vision': Sherman neurosurgeon using augmented reality system for spinal proceduresDec 23, 2021 4:30 am - Most of us have dreamed about having x-ray vision at one time or another. For a surgeon at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, that dream has sort of come true, thanks t...
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Suburban hospitals say they're closer to running out of beds in new COVID-19 surgeDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - With COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide almost doubling since November, suburban hospital officials told the public it's in their power to keep beds open and ease the l...