Health Care
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Do you need to check your neck?Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - It is amazing how something so small can have such a large impact on our body. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that is located just below the Adam's apple. Your ...
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Dr. Bruce E. Cohen to lead orthopaedic groupSep 14, 2020 11:00 pm - ROSEMONT - Dr. Bruce E. Cohen, an orthopaedic surgeon from North Carolina, has been named president of the Rosemont-based American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. In a...
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Underwood bashes federal response to COVID-19; Oberweis review mixedSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville bashed the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as an "extraordinary failure," especially criticizi...
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Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing
Sep 10, 2020 1:00 am - FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Rachel Spray is still grieving the loss of her fellow nurse who died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medic...
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CDH gets approval to build new parking deck in Winfield, but 2 trustees say they'll resignSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital has won approval from Winfield to expand its downtown footprint with a new parking deck, but the vote by the village board ...
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Amita Health partnership to benefit cancer patientsSep 09, 2020 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Amita Health announced a partnership with the Syapse Learning Health Network to further its commitment to precision medicine in cancer care. Through this multi...
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Moss to triple surgical mass productionSep 09, 2020 11:00 pm - FRANKLIN PARK - With its round-the-clock operation, Moss is tripling its capacity to produce millions of surgical masks per week, the company said. From early discussion...
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Fauci: Halt of coronavirus trial is "safety valve" at workSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - The top U.S. infectious disease expert said AstraZeneca's suspension of final testing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows "one of the safety valves" built into the s...
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Commission introduces sepsis program for hospitalsSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - OAKBROOK TERRACE - The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare is introducing its Reducing Sepsis Mortality Targeted Solutions Tool, a web-based application ...
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American Academy of Sleep Medicine organizes student sleep seekSep 07, 2020 11:00 pm - DARIEN - To highlight the importance of healthy sleep for students, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine will hold the first Student Sleep Health Week Sept. 14-20. One...