Health Care
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Northwest Community Hospital names rehabilitation unit for philanthropist, former patientDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - Updated 12/6 to correct name of Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases in last sentence. Officials with Northwest Community Hospital acknowledged o...
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$52 million rehab hospital proposed for LibertyvilleDec 04, 2019 4:30 am - A hospital dedicated to physical rehabilitation for patients recovering from strokes and other conditions is being proposed in Libertyville. Encompass Health Corp., a na...
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Amita Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates to expandDec 03, 2019 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates officials have approved construction of a $6 million addition to the Amita Health Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, an expansion intended to r...
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Astellas acquires Audentes in $3 billion gene-therapy dealDec 03, 2019 12:00 am - Astellas Pharma agreed to buy Audentes Therapeutics for about $3 billion, the latest deal by a pharmaceutical company eager to push into promising gene-therapy technolog...
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'Revolutionary' procedure at Central DuPage Hospital breathes new life into emphysema patientsDec 02, 2019 4:30 am - Cy Kennedy stopped smoking when the damage had already been done. He had developed emphysema, the chronic illness that caused his labored breathing and left him exhauste...
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Baxter to acquire Seprafilm Adhesion Barrier product lineDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - DEERFIELD - Baxter International Inc. said it plans to acquire Seprafilm Adhesion Barrier and related assets from Sanofi. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. Se...
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Phathom names new CEO, executivesDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - BUFFALO GROVE - Phathom Pharmaceuticals announced Terrie Curran will become the company's CEO, one of many executive appointments at the late clinical-stage biopharmaceu...
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Edward nurses recognized with fourth Magnet statusNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - Edward Hospital in Naperville has been recognized for a fourth time with the highest national honor for nursing: Magnet status in nursing excellence from the American Nu...
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Arboria of Long Grove nets top rankingNov 25, 2019 12:00 am - LONG GROVE - Arboria of Long Grove's management company, Life Care Services, has been ranked highest in customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Senior Living S...
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Plagued by robocalls offering health insurance? You're not alone.
Nov 24, 2019 5:12 am - The calls kept coming, one after the other, offering health insurance that Alex Boeger said he didn't need. Tired of the interruptions, the Houston-area marketing and We...