Health Care
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Free or discounted care is available at some hospitals. But they don't make it easy.
Oct 20, 2019 6:00 am - When Ashley Pintos went to the emergency room of St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, with a sharp pain in her abdomen and no insurance, a representative dem...
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Help with health care enrollment available in Highland ParkOct 20, 2019 1:00 am - Moraine Township will offer assistance to residents enrolling for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act on weekdays and some evening hours at 800 Central Ave., ...
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Doctors, patients turning to text for diagnosis and treatmentOct 19, 2019 11:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning. She didn't even leave her dining room. The emergency p...
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Large crowd packs Itasca hearing on Haymarket addiction treatment center planOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - Despite multiple delays and a change of venue, a massive crowd of Itasca residents packed the first of several scheduled meetings on a controversial plan to open an addi...
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Abbott inks partnership for diabetes systemOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - North Chicago-based Abbott announced it has established a partnership with Omada Health, which will integrate Abbott's Freestyle Libre Type 2 diabetes monitoring system ...
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Continuum Clinical makes Top 100 agencies listOct 15, 2019 1:00 am - NORTHBROOK - Clinical trial enrollment company Continuum Clinical was recently named one of the Top 100 agenciesof 2019 by Medical Marketing & Media. The Top 100 list, p...
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Edward Foundation raises $940,000 at galaOct 14, 2019 11:00 pm - The Edward Foundation recently raised $940,000 at its 29th annual gala, "The Big Gig: 1001 Nights." Nearly 700 people attended the event, which is the foundation's larg...
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Lawmakers plan to push cap on insulin pricesOct 11, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers will aim to pass a law capping out-of-pocket insulin costs at $100 per one month's supply when they return for the fall veto session, the bill's ...
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Gateway Foundation opens residential program for LGBTQ patients in Lake VillaOct 11, 2019 1:00 am - The Gateway Foundation, the largest nonprofit substance use disorder treatment provider in the country, marked National Coming Out Day on Friday by opening a new residen...
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Baxter named a best company to work for dadsOct 11, 2019 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Baxter International has been named to Working Mother magazine's 2019 'Best Companies for Dads' list for the first time. Working Mother's 'Best Companies for...