Health Care
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Dr. Thomas Schneider Jr. Installed as 2020 Secretary of the Chicago Dental SocietyDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - With more than 30 years of experience as a practicing periodontist in Chicago, Dr. Schneider will serve as Secretary of the Chicago Dental Society (CDS) in 2020. He and ...
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Five suburban hospitals make Leapfrog's list of nation's bestDec 17, 2019 12:00 am - Five suburban-based hospitals were among eight in Illinois recognized Tuesday as Top Hospitals in 2019 by the Leapfrog Group. The national nonprofit watchdog organizatio...
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Underwood backs Medicare negotiation on most expensive drugsDec 16, 2019 12:00 am - A bill passed by the U.S. House last week to lower the costs of prescription drugs will be a highlight of U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood's reelection campaign in the 14th Co...
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NorthShore Auxiliary fundraiser benefits mental healthDec 15, 2019 10:00 pm - The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem celebrated the 35th anniversary of its signature fundraiser, the American Craft Exposition, by raising more than $570...
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Assertio selling shingles pain drug Gralise for $127.5MDec 12, 2019 2:00 pm - Assertio Therapeutics will sell its Gralise brand pain drug to global drugmaker Alvogen for about $127.5 million, the Lake Forest-based company announced Thursday. Under...
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Blue Cross adds Northwestern Medicine to networkDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and Northwestern Medicine announced a partnership Wednesday that gives members of the medical insurer's major plans full access to...
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Express Optics moves, partners with Rosin EyecareDec 10, 2019 12:00 am - WHEATON - Express Optics recently moved from its Danada Square West location and has partnered with Vision Care Associates/Rosin Eyecare at 1706 E. Roosevelt Road, Wheat...
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Orthodontic Experts has launched the 'Holiday Braces Giveaway' contestDec 09, 2019 10:00 pm - Orthodontic Experts, a premier orthodontic practice is proud to announce their "2019 Braces Giveaway" campaign. "This year we will be donating 14 full orthodontic treatm...
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Treatment center near Campton Hills hopes neighbors eventually will come aroundDec 09, 2019 4:40 am - No one wanted an addiction treatment center at the former Glenwood School site just outside Campton Hills. Neighbors didn't want it. Kane County officials didn't want it...
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Experts now say bariatric surgery is safe for teens with obesity. One suburban 17-year-old tried it.Dec 09, 2019 4:30 am - Health — not appearance — was behind 17-year-old Alejandra Hernandez's decision to do something drastic: She had bariatric surgery. The weight-loss procedure, now recomm...