Health Care
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Survey: Americans with medical debt more worried about cost than healthDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - A new survey from Discover Personal Loans revealed 58% of Americans took steps to address an unexpected expense since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether the...
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Proposal would put the unvaccinated on the hook for COVID-19 treatment expenses
Dec 06, 2021 12:00 am - Legislation filed Monday in the state House would require unvaccinated Illinoisans to pay for their health care expenses — including hospital bills — out of pocket if th...
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Conflict over abortion laws won't abate if Roe v. Wade falls
Dec 02, 2021 12:00 am - On both sides of America's abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade - the 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion - is imp...
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Feds investigating whether Itasca broke anti-discrimination laws in Haymarket decisionDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - Just weeks after Itasca overwhelmingly rejected a proposal for an addiction treatment center, federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into whether the village...
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Horizon Therapeutics invests in Emmett Till's home renovationDec 01, 2021 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Horizon Therapeutics Thursday said it has made a $100,000 seed donation to promote community engagement around the renovation of Emmett Till's childhood home...
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Walgreens Boots Alliance invests more in its German wholesale businessNov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Walgreens Boots Alliance said it has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining 30% share of its joint venture in Germany that supplies wholesale medicine...
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OrthoIllinois opens two more suburban clinicsNov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - Rockford-based OrthoIllinois, a bone and joint health care provider in northern Illinois, has opened new physical therapy locations in Huntley and Woodstock. The Huntley...
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Distributing fresh produce boxes is part of Advocate Aurora Health's $2.5 billion community charitable care and services in 2020Nov 28, 2021 10:00 pm - A partnership between Chicago-area Advocate Aurora Health hospitals and Irv & Shelly's Fresh Picks has led to nearly 400 boxes of fresh produce being delivered to patien...
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FDA: Merck COVID pill effective, experts will review safety
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Batavia man is the 100th person to receive minimally invasive heart procedure at Elgin hospitalNov 26, 2021 12:00 am - John Schweisthal of Batavia now has a healthy heart, and he can thank his bum hip for it. While recently undergoing tests in the lead-up to a scheduled hip replacement, ...