Health Care
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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...
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Their Life's Work: A Libertyville physical therapist works to keep people out of doctor officesApr 07, 2020 5:30 am - Illinois has more than 1 million small businesses — some new, some old, some family legacies, others personal dreams. Each proprietor has a story to tell about how th...
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Free telehealth service for COVID-19, other health issuesApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - A new telehealth helpline manned by volunteer physicians offers free medical advice for non-urgent concerns without having to visit clinics or a doctor's office during t...
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How suburban hospitals are preparing for looming coronavirus surgeApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - It had been a long night for one of his colleagues at Edward-Elmhurst Health. Dr. Sanjeeb Khatua ran into the anesthesiologist after a recent shift on a new hospital tea...
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Walgreens to expand COVID-19 test using Abbott test kitsApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Walgreens announced Tuesday is plans to use Abbott Laboratories' new fast response COVID-19 test to expand drive-through testing for the virus to 15 new sites in seven s...