Health Care
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Anti-vaxxers face backlash as measles cases surge
Feb 26, 2019 12:00 am - The resurgence of measles across the United States is spurring a backlash against vaccine critics, from congressional hearings probing the spread of vaccine misinformati...
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Gilvydis Vein Clinic gets accreditationFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - GENEVA - Gilvydis Vein Clinic has been granted a three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission in Vascular Testing in the area of vein u...
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Pinnacle Dermatology acquires Calumet DermatologyFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - LOMBARD - Pinnacle Dermatology has acquired Calumet Dermatology in Calumet City, Illinois and Dyer, Indiana, expanding its footprint in Northwest Indiana. Terms of the a...
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Fox Valley Family Physicians join Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical GroupFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - WINFIELD - Fox Valley Family Physicians announced it has joined Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group. With six physicians and locations at 2425 Fargo Blvd. in Ge...
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Advocate Children's Hospital patients going on surprise Cubs spring training tripFeb 18, 2019 12:00 am - Seven sets of parents received big news last month from officials at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge: Their children, all undergoing treatment for serious ill...
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14 minutes that saved a life: How paramedics' quick thinking during stroke made all the differenceFeb 17, 2019 5:00 am - Neurological wisdom says “time is brain” when it comes to a stroke. The longer a person experiencing a stroke is unable to receive treatment, the worse the results for ...
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Westmont, Naperville Manor Health & Rehab centers under new ownershipFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - DUPAGE COUNTY — Extended Care LLC, one of the largest continuum of post-acute care facilities in the area, has acquired the former 115-bed facility of HCR Manor Care in ...
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Staying together: How senior communities are helping couples remain close as they ageFeb 12, 2019 5:00 am - Walter and Lola Bohnen of Prospect Heights have been married nearly 55 years, but their connection goes back further than that. Both are natives of Germany and each of t...
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Northwestern Medicine resale shops closing in Wheaton, GenevaFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Two resale shops that have raised funds for the charitable arm of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage and Delnor hospitals for nearly 60 years will close next month. N...
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Castellanos to lead Beacon PlaceFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - WAUKEGAN - Germain Castellanos has been named executive director of Beacon Place. Castellanos will assume the day-to-day management of Beacon Place. Retiring Executive...