Health Care
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Constable: Military sexual trauma a 'bullet wound to heart'Sep 05, 2019 5:00 am - Thirteen members of the U.S. military were killed in combat in 2018. That same year a record 325 active military members died by suicide. For those who do their duty, se...
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Illinois Bone & Joint Institute and True Lacrosse Announce PartnershipSep 04, 2019 11:00 pm - DES PLAINES, Ill., September 5, 2019-Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI), one of the largest independent, physician-owned orthopedic practices in the United States, a...
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Naperville Indian dance event to support 'innate value' of victims of sexual abuseSep 03, 2019 1:00 am - The two passions to which Dr. Sangita Rangala devotes her life seem unrelated. But a common thread unites her work providing medical care for childhood victims of sexua...
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OxyContin owners may retain bulk of fortune in settlement
Sep 03, 2019 1:00 am - The Sackler family, which grew into one of the nation's wealthiest dynasties through sales of the widely abused painkiller OxyContin, could emerge from a legal settlemen...
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ATI expands UHC partnership to five statesAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - BOLINGBROOK - ATI Physical Therapy announced it is is expanding its in-network partnership with UnitedHealthcare from Illinois and Northern Indiana to five more states. ...
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AbbVie ends work on cancer drug after failuresAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - AbbVie Inc. said it would stop all research on its experimental cancer treatment Rova-T, a drug it bought in its $5.8 billion 2016 takeover of Stemcentrx Inc. The decisi...
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Amita plans to close mental illness units in Elgin, Elk Grove Village, boost Aurora, Hoffman Estates unitsAug 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Plans by Amita Health to close two acute mental illness units at hospitals in Elgin and Elk Grove Village dismayed one local lawmaker “This is shameful,” state Sen. Cri...
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VNA Health Care ranks in top 10% of nationwide health centers for overall clinical performanceAug 27, 2019 11:00 pm - Once again, VNA Health Care has been recognized by the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration as a National Quality Leader...
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Greater Elgin Family Care Center celebrates multiple National Quality of Care AwardsAug 26, 2019 11:00 pm - On Aug. 26, the Greater Elgin Family Care Center celebrated the receipt of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Quality Leader Award and Health Ce...
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What's behind the persistent shortage of lifesaving EpiPens
Aug 25, 2019 6:00 am - Mylan and Pfizer are still struggling with manufacturing issues for the EpiPen anti-allergy injector as the critical back-to-school season gets underway and a rival gene...