Health Care
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What to know about COVID-19 testing as more sites become availableApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' largest urgent care company will expand COVID-19 testing to all locations Wednesday using a system expected to provide results within 15 minutes, according to ...
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab plans outpatient rehabilitation clinic in Arlington HeightsApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Shirley Ryan AbilityLab plans to open a daytime outpatient rehabilitation clinic on the north side of Arlington Heights to provide treatment to those recovering from neu...
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'He will be my silent warrior': ER doctor describes her bond with COVID-19 patientApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Dr. Halleh Akbarnia is an emergency medicine physician at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She wrote the following April 7 on Facebook...
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Naperville firm Asset Systems offers free medical equipment tracking softwareApr 12, 2020 11:00 pm - To help hospitals and emergency responders, Asset Systems in Naperville has announced the availability of its cloud-based asset tracking application at no charge for hea...
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Demand for health gadgets surges in lockdown, likely to last
Apr 11, 2020 6:15 am - Fitness-tracking gadgets are selling out, home exercise classes have never been more popular and industrial robot designers are pivoting to making sanitation bots. The c...
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Auto show to medical facility in 2 months: How the Illinois National Guard is helping transform McCormick PlaceApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - McCormick Place overflowed with chrome Feb. 8 as consumers kicked tires and attendants buffed spotless hoods at the Chicago Auto Show's opening day. Two months later, th...
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How Rush University Medical Center was designed for a pandemic
Apr 09, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - As this city braces for April 20, the anticipated peak of coronavirus infections here, doctors and nurses at Rush University Medical Center say they are prepar...
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Rural hospitals brace for downstate surge of COVID-19Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Although the COVID-19 outbreak in Illinois so far has been mainly concentrated around the Chicago area, public health officials are bracing for a surge of ...
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Loyola Medicine establishes funds to help with virus responseApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Loyola Medicine has established two philanthropic funds to provide for needs that arise because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Loyola Medicine COVID-19 Medical Response F...
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Two Brothers producing hand sanitizerApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Two Brothers Artisan Spirits in Aurora is producing hand sanitizer for essential businesses and health care professionals. The distillery is working with hospitals, seni...