Health Care
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Good Shepherd pilots drive-through COVID-19 screeningMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington is piloting a drive-through process for individuals who have been authorized by their local health department to undergo CO...
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Manduu to open fitness studio in LibertyvilleMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - Manduu announced it will open its first Chicago area studio at 1412 S. Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville, the fitness studio chain announced. Manduu uses whole-body electri...
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Pritzker: Postpone all large gatherings, schools to stay open; 7 new Chicago-area casesMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued new guidelines Thursday about large gatherings in public spaces as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state climbed to 32, with five...
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Coronavirus state count at 25, including 1 new in Lake County, 2 in Arlington HeightsMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - The number of COVID-19 cases in Illinois has risen to 25, including a Lake County man and two others being treated in Arlington Heights, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at a bri...
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Constable: Activists seek 'medical aid in dying' law for IllinoisMar 10, 2020 5:30 am - By Burt Constable The weekend sun has melted the snow and is encouraging the green grass. Fish are swimming lazily around the large backyard koi pond at his Elgin home. ...
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9 reasons doctors say you should stay calm as coronavirus spreadsMar 10, 2020 1:00 am - The new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is here, but there's no need to hoard bottled water or buy extra toilet paper, suburban infectious disease experts say. While t...
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At two suburban hospitals, opioids aren't the go-to painkillersMar 09, 2020 5:30 am - Two suburban hospitals and an emergency department are joining a program to implement new treatment protocols in hopes of decreasing opioid use for patients with certain...
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Coronavirus tests will be covered by several Illinois health insurance companiesMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - Several Illinois insurance companies have announced they will cover the costs of testing people for the coronavirus. Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Cigna...
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Illinois ranks among nation's lowest in opioid prescribingMar 08, 2020 6:30 am - Opioid prescribing in Illinois has decreased since 2012 to give the state the ninth-lowest rate in the nation. Doctors across the state wrote 51.1 opioid prescriptions ...
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Coronavirus patient released from Arlington Heights hospital to home isolationMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - The man in his 70s who had been treated for a coronavirus infection at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights has been released to home isolation, hospital of...