Health Care
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Elgin dentist learning to treat patients over the phoneApr 06, 2020 5:30 am - Vu Kong started his High Point Dental practice in Elgin 10 years ago and has since branched out to Schaumburg and Palatine. Before the coronavirus hit, he employed 2...
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Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation commits $1.5 million to support community during COVID-19 pandemicApr 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, announced it will provide $1.5 million to help ensure Illinoisans continue...
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Constable: Treating COVID-19 'like nothing I've ever seen,' Hinsdale doctor saysApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - At the start of a normal week, Dr. Christopher O'Connor of Hinsdale would be in an operating room at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, taking care of a patient ...
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Vernon Hills novelty company donates N95 masks, toys to hospitals, first respondersApr 04, 2020 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills novelty company has been donating hundreds of N95 face masks to area hospitals, suburban police and a senior living home, as well as toys for kids in the ...
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Does wearing makeshift masks help, work? We asked a Central DuPage doctor.Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - By now we have all seen it: Friends and neighbors wearing masks while shopping for groceries. Or pulling their turtleneck collars up around their noses. Or sporting a ba...
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Walgreens results top estimates but coronavirus clouds outlookApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreens Boots Alliance posted better-than-expected results for its second quarter, but the drugstore retailer said that the COVID-19 pandemic makes the...
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Virus hot spots clamor for Abbott's quick tests
Apr 02, 2020 1:00 am - As Abbott Laboratories began shipping its new rapid-response tests across the country Wednesday, a new flashpoint emerged in the nation's handling of the pandemic: where...
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Finding a way to contribute, cancer survivor makes homemade face masksApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Still recovering from stage 3 cancer, Lori Peterson was sitting at her sewing machine this week thinking how she could help the health care workers who've helped her. Us...
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YMCA offers limited day care in Palatine, Chicago to help first responders, health workersApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Beginning Monday, the Buehler YMCA Palatine and YMCA on Irving Park in Chicago will offer limited day care for children of first responders and health care workers. YMCA...
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Edward Cancer Center in Plainfield temporarily closingApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - The Edward Cancer Center - Plainfield will temporarily close effective Monday, April 6, until further notice. The change at the facility at 24600 W. 127th St., is being...