Health Care
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Area senior living communities help residents remain connectedApr 13, 2019 6:00 am - Maintaining contact with family members and longtime friends (who often feel like family!), as well as making new friends, is vital as we age. Isolation is bad for peop...
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Constable: Girl with autism shares art — and joy — with patientsApr 13, 2019 2:00 am - As a toddler, Mackenzie Collins not only devoured children's books, but she loved to add a bit of herself to the stories with a crayon. “A lot of parents are like, 'No! ...
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County health clinic grand opening Friday in Arlington HeightsApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County officials will cut the ribbon Friday to mark the opening of the Cook County Health Arlington Heights Health Center on the north side of the village. The 25,0...
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Bernie Sanders set to unveil new 'Medicare-for-all' legislation
Apr 10, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is poised Wednesday to release a new version of his "Medicare-for-all" plan, putting a spotlight on the debate among 2020 Democr...
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Author Harriet Washington to speak at Oakton College April 26Apr 10, 2019 1:00 am - Noted science writer, editor and ethicist Harriet Washington will present "Building Equity in Health Care" during an appearance at 2 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Oakton Com...
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Central DuPage Hospital opens Joint Preservation CenterApr 09, 2019 1:00 am - WARRENVILLE - Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group has launched a new Hip and Knee Joint Preservation Center at Central DuPage Hospital. Led by orthopedic sports...
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Walgreens CEO loses $1.2 billion as chain is 'under seige'Apr 03, 2019 1:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreens Boots Alliance is facing a reckoning and it's hitting the drugstore chain's billionaire chief executive, Stefano Pessina, in the wallet. Beset ...
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ATI joins United Health Care in-network plansApr 02, 2019 1:00 am - BOLINGBROOK - ATI Physical Therapy announced it will be an in-network partner with United Health Care in Illinois and Lake County, Indiana. The partnership provides more...
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Hospital dedicates 'patient-friendly' radiation treatmentApr 01, 2019 11:00 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Radiation Oncology to dedicate the Halcyon system, the newest linear accelerator from industry ...
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agrees to settlement in landmark opioid lawsuit