Health Care
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Mind-altering breast milk? New pot study poses that question
Aug 27, 2018 1:00 am - Marijuana's main mind-altering ingredient was detected in nursing mothers' breast milk in a small study that comes amid evidence that more U.S. women are using pot durin...
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The shocking diagnosis that changed this family foreverAug 26, 2018 11:00 pm - "We were kind of shocked - obviously - in the beginning." Expecting parents Lauren and Matthew Ferry were thrilled for the arrival of their twin babies, a boy, Caleb, an...
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Advisory committee pushes consolidation of mental health services in Kane CountyAug 23, 2018 1:00 am - In an effort to consolidate government and provide better treatment options, members of Kane County's Mental Health Advisory Committee want to create a new countywide ta...
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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital certified by ChildKind InternationalAug 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is the first non-children's hospital, and only the ninth hospital in the world, to be certified by ChildKind International....
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Northwest Community Hospital marks 5,000th robotic surgeryAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - It wasn't that long ago when hospitals performed only open surgeries requiring large incisions and extended recovery times to deal with pain. Then came laparoscopy - usi...
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Advocate Sherman named among Best in Illinois by U.S. News & World ReportAug 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Recognized for delivering exceptional patient care, Advocate Sherman Hospital has been recognized among the finest in Chicago and Illinois, according to U.S. News & Worl...
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Kane County OKs drug treatment center to settle federal lawsuitAug 14, 2018 1:00 am - Despite impassioned pleadings from constituents and Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen, the county board Tuesday agreed to let Maxxam Partners LLC open a controvers...
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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital ranked among 'Best Hospitals' by U.S. News & World ReportAug 13, 2018 11:00 pm - U.S. News World Report has recognized Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital as one of the top hospitals in the country in its 2018-19 Best Hospitals rankings. ...
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Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital named among 'Best Hospitals' by U.S. News & World ReportAug 13, 2018 11:00 pm - U.S. News World Report has recognized Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in its 2018-19 Best Hospitals rankings. Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is ranked No. ...
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Two Pioneering Spinal Surgeons at Illinois Bone & Joint Institute are Taking a Robot into the Operating RoomAug 13, 2018 11:00 pm - As a society, we are becoming increasingly accustomed to the growing roles automation, robotics and artificial intelligence play in our daily lives. We are turning to ro...