Health Care
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Vista partners with global nonprofit to boost COVID-19 responseApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - An international nonprofit's global response to the COVID-19 outbreak is providing a local benefit. Emergency field units, personal protective equipment and volunteer cl...
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Here are the drugs that could treat coronavirus. But don't expect a silver bullet.
Apr 17, 2020 1:00 am - The journey of EIDD-2801, from laboratory to the mouth of a human, unfolded with head-snapping speed. On March 23, a division of Emory University in Atlanta licensed the...
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Grant awarded for telehealth at 3 free clinicsApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The VNA Foundation awarded a $60,000 grant to The MAVEN Project to pilot its suite of telehealth services with three free clinics in McHenry County, Bolingbrook and Chic...
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Abbott launches COVID-19 test that focuses on antibodiesApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it is launching a third COVID-19 test, this time focusing on antibodies the company said could support the development of treatments a...
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Workers going 24/7 to reopen former Elgin hospital site for possible COVID-19 patientsApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - The conversion of the old Sherman Hospital site in Elgin into a facility for non-acute COVID-19 patients takes place 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and it's slated t...
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What to know about COVID-19 testing as more sites become availableApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' largest urgent care company will expand COVID-19 testing to all locations Wednesday using a system expected to provide results within 15 minutes, according to ...
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab plans outpatient rehabilitation clinic in Arlington HeightsApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Shirley Ryan AbilityLab plans to open a daytime outpatient rehabilitation clinic on the north side of Arlington Heights to provide treatment to those recovering from neu...
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'He will be my silent warrior': ER doctor describes her bond with COVID-19 patientApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Dr. Halleh Akbarnia is an emergency medicine physician at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She wrote the following April 7 on Facebook...
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Naperville firm Asset Systems offers free medical equipment tracking softwareApr 12, 2020 11:00 pm - To help hospitals and emergency responders, Asset Systems in Naperville has announced the availability of its cloud-based asset tracking application at no charge for hea...
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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...