Health Care
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Pharmacy group receives BBB Torch AwardDec 13, 2020 10:00 pm - MOUNT PROSPECT - The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy recently received the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois's Torch Award for Marketpla...
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State lawmakers say insurers are making excess profits during pandemicDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Democratic lawmakers this week introduced legislation to reduce state payments to the insurance companies that manage Illinois' Medicaid program, argui...
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Why major hospital systems won't mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employeesDec 10, 2020 12:00 am - Major hospital systems in Illinois won't require their employees to take the COVID-19 vaccine on the cusp of federal approval. The first doses of the vaccine developed b...
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COVID-19 vs. flu: Get help to spot the differencesDec 09, 2020 12:00 am - This year's flu season may feel a bit different in the midst of a pandemic. Waking up with a scratchy throat or a fever may have you wondering whether it's the flu - or ...
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West suburban company Moss a unique American producer of surgical masksDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Many companies in Illinois and nationally have pivoted during the pandemic to provide cloth masks and barrier protection products. Moss Inc. is different in that we off...
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HR chief retiring after decade at Walgreens Boots AllianceDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Deerfield-bases Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. announced the retirement plans of Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer Kathleen Wilson-Thomps...
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Even with vaccines, airport testing is here for the long haul
Dec 06, 2020 5:24 am - Even as the race to approve and distribute COVID-19 vaccines is entering its final stretch, parts of the travel industry are sprinting to a different finish line: airpor...
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On news of coronavirus vaccine, employers wonder: Can we require it?
Dec 06, 2020 5:22 am - As news of promising progress on coronavirus vaccines have filled the headlines in recent weeks, labor lawyers say employers have been pressing one question in particula...
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Would Haymarket overwhelm Itasca's 1 ambulance? Expert says no, group remains skepticalDec 04, 2020 4:30 am - In its renewed push to open an addiction treatment facility in Itasca, Haymarket Center hired a new expert with a long list of credentials to analyze whether it would pl...
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Horizon Therapeutics to provide $1 million in scholarshipsDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Horizon Therapeutics said it has provided $500,000 in scholarships to Lake Forest College and created a $500,000 Horizon Therapeutics Endowed Scholarship F...