Health Care
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Abbott gets emergency OK to ship COVID-19 test kits, ramps up productionMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Abbott has received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to ship its COVID-19 test kits, the company announced Thursday. The North Chicago-b...
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With blood drives canceled, donations are needed even more now, experts in suburbs sayMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - The recent cancellation of nearly 4,000 blood drives across the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak has depleted reserves by about 130,000 units and has ramped up the n...
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Assertio Therapeutics merges with Zyla Life SciencesMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Assertio Therapeutics announced Wednesday it will merge with Pennsylvania-based Zyla Life Sciences, creating a new commercial pharmaceutical company with n...
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Walgreens adjusts store hours amid COVID-19 concernsMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Walgreens announced it will adjust hours at all of tis stores nationwide in response to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. Most Walgreens locations, inclu...
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Advocate Lutheran General now running limited COVID-19 drive-through testsMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge is now offering drive-through COVID-19 tests, officials said Wednesday. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barri...
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Nursing homes make desperate plea for coronavirus testingMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Four suburban nursing homes are making desperate calls for widespread coronavirus testing in the wake of a spiraling outbreak in a Willowbrook facility associated with 4...
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Judge dismisses Haymarket Center's lawsuit against ItascaMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Haymarket Center will continue its effort to open a drug and alcohol treatment facility in Itasca after a DuPage County judge dismissed a lawsuit the group filed against...
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Hospitals set aside business as usual to combat coronavirusMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - It is far from business as usual at area hospitals as they prepare their staff, facilities and protective gear for the potential to treat patients who have contracted th...
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Argonne scientists studying coronavirus proteins to seek treatmentMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - They don't have any of the live virus, but experts at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont are studying the proteins that make up the new coronavirus in an attempt to f...
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Stay home, save Grandma: Congressmen say social distancing is crucial even for familiesMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - Scientist and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster referred Monday to a hashtag trending on social media that he said explains the purpose of social distancing in light of the coronavi...