Health Care
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Families describe challenges from rising cost of insulinJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Bill Schreier's wife and their two sons manage their Type 1 diabetes with an overwhelming routine. Each month, Jennifer Schreier and her teen boys need six prescription...
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Constable: 'Ditch weed' still part of marijuana's new frontier in IllinoisJul 11, 2019 5:33 am - In the summer of 1970, when marijuana was giving Pabst Blue Ribbon a run as the drug of choice among rural teenagers, I was a sixth-grader chopping it down. The Chicago ...
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Toddler's parents battle for coverage of $2.1M gene therapy
Jul 11, 2019 1:00 am - MCLEAN, Va. - When a $2.1 million gene therapy offering the chance of a cure for her daughter's rare disease won government approval in May, Lauren Sullivan was struck b...
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New leader coming for Edward Hospital in Naperville as Kottmann retiresJul 10, 2019 1:00 am - Edward Hospital in Naperville will have a new longtime health executive as its leader come Oct. 1. Hospital President and CEO Bill Kottman of Naperville is retiring Sep...
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Pinnacle Dermatology acquires Bolingbrook firmJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - LOMBARD - Pinnacle Dermatology has acquired Bolingbrook Dermatology, a dermatology practice founded and led by board-certified dermatologist Dr. Tehming Liang. Terms of ...
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Senior living community changes nameJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - HIGHLAND PARK - Highland Park Memory Care has changed its name to The Auberge, according to new owners Frontier Management LLC. The new name brings a fresh look and new ...
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Elgin the latest to join 'dementia-friendly' communitiesJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - A person frets waiting for a husband or wife to come home, except the spouse has long been dead. Someone forgets how to drive a familiar route, or has a hard time follow...
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Hoffman Estates offers health, dental services to childrenJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - The village of Hoffman Estates' Health and Human Services Department will offer back-to-school immunization clinics, dental exams and cleanings during July. Immunizatio...
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Large Medline development coming to GrayslakeJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - A new large warehouse and office facility that is expected to create at least 250 new jobs will be the first development built on the long-delayed Cornerstone project pl...
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Fact check: Would Medicare-for-all mean hospitals for none?