Health Care
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How U of I fought the clock to develop a COVID-19 test that schools will use this fallSep 07, 2021 5:00 am - In the spring of 2020 with no COVID-19 vaccines, an unchecked killer virus and shutdown fears, a team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign created a solutio...
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Aptar mourns death of longtime board memberSep 06, 2021 11:00 pm - CRYSTAL LAKE - AptarGroup Inc. Tuesday said Dr. Joanne Smith, a longtime member of its board of directors, has died. Smith had served on the Aptar board since 1999. "Joa...
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How to minimize credit damage from medical bills
Sep 05, 2021 6:00 am - If you're facing big bills from COVID-19 or other medical issues and you're worried about your credit, keep this in mind: Your credit score can recover if it is badly da...
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Visit the doctor, then see the dentist next door: Tri City Health Partnership acquires new medical building in St. CharlesSep 03, 2021 6:00 am - The Tri City Health Partnership soon begins a new chapter in its 20-year existence when 314 Walnut St. in St. Charles officially becomes the clinic's medical building. I...
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Activists expect some Texans will head to Illinois for abortions because of new strict lawSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Activists on both sides of the abortion debate believe a Texas law banning most abortions will lead to more people seeking the procedure in Illinois. The Texas law, enac...
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Aptar completes acquisition of VoluntisSep 02, 2021 11:00 pm - CRYSTAL LAKE - AptarGroup Inc. said it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Voluntis, a digital medical therapeutics company based in France with U.S. he...
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DuPage Medical Group plans merger with Quincy Medical GroupSep 01, 2021 11:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE - DuPage Medical Group and Quincy Medical Group have signed a letter of intent to further develop and expand a partnership as a multi-specialty clinical ca...
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Baxter to acquire Hillrom for $10.5 billionSep 01, 2021 11:00 pm - Medical products company Baxter International in Deerfield will acquire medical technology firm Hillrom for $10.5 billion in cash, the companies announced Thursday. Baxt...
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Amid shortage of anesthesia providers, all surgeries at Sherman Hospital in Elgin relocated WednesdaySep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin was diverting patients needing surgery to other health facilities Wednesday due to a shortage in anesthesia providers, a situation tha...
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Northwestern Medicine to move obstetric and neonatal services from McHenry to Huntley
Sep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Northwestern Medicine will move all obstetric and neonatal services at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital to its Huntley hospital by the end of the year, the system ...