Health Care
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As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underpreparedApr 19, 2025 1:45 pm - AURORA, Ill. — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating b...
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Five boys in three years: Long Grove mom delivers rare set of spontaneous tripletsApr 19, 2025 12:45 pm - A team at Advocate Children’s Hospital successfully delivered spontaneous triplets — Levi, Jackson and Mason — born to Stephanie Epstein of Long Grove. Two of the boys are identical twins, while the third is fraternal — a rare and more complex type of triplet pregnancy.
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Former furniture store in Schaumburg finds new life as orthotic, prosthetic care clinicApr 15, 2025 8:40 pm - The conversion of a former Ethan Allen furniture store in Schaumburg into a 19,500-square-foot integrated care clinic for orthotic and prosthetic patients is complete.
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Autism rate increased, CDC says in report that contradicts RFK Jr. on cause
Apr 15, 2025 2:13 pm - One in 31 8-year-olds had autism in U.S. communities examined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a small increase from previous years, according to a report released Tuesday.
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US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals
Apr 15, 2025 7:51 am - The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals.
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Northwestern hit with 100 stop-work orders for federal projects
Apr 11, 2025 9:25 am - Northwestern University said researchers with federal grants received 100 stop-work orders, hitting projects in areas including medicine and engineering.
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Trump will undergo his annual physical Friday after years of reluctance to share medical information
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Nurses recall starting careers just as COVID-19 pandemic gripped worldApr 08, 2025 6:47 pm - Fresh out of nursing school, suburban nurses remember what it was like starting their careers just as the COVID-19 pandemic swept throughout the world.
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Illinois nursing homes seek Medicaid rate hike
Apr 08, 2025 12:27 pm - Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are forcing many facilities around the state out of business.
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Texas measles outbreak includes multiple cases at a day care in Lubbock