Health Care
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Physicians: Don't let COVID-19 resurgence delay medical careNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - One of Dr. Mark Ricciardi's patients wasn't exactly the Hollywood image of a heart attack victim. In the movie version, someone having a heart attack clutches the left ...
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Simplify Healthcare ranked among fastest-growing companiesNov 24, 2020 10:00 pm - AURORA - Simplify Healthcare Wednesday said it ranked 164 on Deloitte's 2020 Technology Fast 500, a list of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications...
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Eton Pharmaceuticals now selling hydrocortisone drugNov 24, 2020 10:00 pm - DEER PARK - Eton Pharmaceuticals has announced the full availability of its Alkindi Sprinkle oral drug for sale and distribution in the United States. The U.S. Food and ...
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Baxter to invest $50 million in Indiana plantNov 23, 2020 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Baxter International Inc. Tuesday announced a $50 million expansion of its sterile medical manufacturing facilities in Bloomington, Indiana. These facilitie...
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Richardson to distribute temperature kitNov 23, 2020 10:00 pm - GENEVA - Richardson RFPD, an Arrow Electronics company, said it has entered into an agreement to globally distribute Aridea Solutions' portable, no-touch, fever-screenin...
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3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper
Nov 23, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, buoying the prospects of a relatively cheap, easy-to-s...
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Baxter announces FDA clearance of home dialysis systemNov 22, 2020 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Baxter International Inc. Monday announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of an automated home dialysis system with remote connectivity. Baxter'...
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in US
Nov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as earl...
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Suburban long-term care facilities brace for another 'COVID storm'Nov 19, 2020 12:00 am - They were among the first - and certainly hardest - hit during the first wave of COVID-19 last spring, and long-term care facilities are once again battling the deadly v...
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COVID-19 testing lines could get longer as Thanksgiving nearsNov 18, 2020 4:22 am - Lines at COVID-19 testing sites across the suburbs are likely to get longer heading into the Thanksgiving holiday amid increasing community spread, surging hospitalizati...