Health Care
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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...
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Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon
Nov 18, 2020 12:00 am - Pfizer said Wednesday that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, is safe and also protects older people most at risk of dying - the last data n...
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Pharmacy delivery service expands to ArizonaNov 17, 2020 10:00 pm - MT. PROSPECT - DeliverCareRx, a home-delivery pharmacy service to chronically and terminally ill hospice patients, has announced the opening of its Arizona facility loca...
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Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry
Nov 17, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers. The retail colossus opened an online pharmacy Tuesday that allows customers to order medication or prescription refil...
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Lake in the Hills assisted living facility nears opening with small-scale model
Nov 16, 2020 12:00 am - The operators of a Ringwood assisted living facility are set to expand their business with two new buildings in Lake in the Hills that should be ready to house seniors i...
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Advocate Health system starts reducing elective surgeries amid COVID-19 crushNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - Advocate Aurora Health will defer half of its elective procedures that would result in even a short hospital stay as COVID-19 admissions surge to new highs. The 28-hospi...
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Area company helps North Carolina track COVID-19 medicationsNov 15, 2020 10:00 pm - BUFFALO GROVE - ARxIUM, a provider of pharmacy automation, workflow and inventory management solutions, said it has completed a multiyear engagement that expands and int...
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Is Illinois ready to roll out a COVID vaccine?Nov 14, 2020 12:00 am - Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of much of the scientific world has been creating and testing a safe and effective vaccine. With news last week that...
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Streamline signs first California partnershipNov 11, 2020 10:00 pm - OAKBROOK TERRACE - Streamline Healthcare Solutions said its web-based electronic health record platform will be used to upgrade the system of Granite Wellness Centers in...
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Arlington Heights practice to participate in clinical trialNov 10, 2020 10:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - WomanCare, an obstetrician and gynecological practice in Arlington Heights, has enrolled its first patient in a clinical trial testing a new procedur...