Health Care
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FDA: Walgreens has most violations of selling tobacco to youthsFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - U.S. health officials plan to ask for a meeting with top management from Walgreens Boots Alliance to discuss what they said was a pattern of illegal tobacco sales to min...
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OnePoint Patient Care named a 'most attractive company'Feb 06, 2019 12:00 am - MORTON GROVE - One-point Patient Care, a provider of community-based hospice pharmacy and pharmacy benefits management services, has been named one of the "30 Most Attra...
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ATI acquires Quincy-based rehabilitation centerFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - BOLINGBROOK - ATI Physical Therapy announced it has acquired First Choice Physical Therapy, an outpatient orthopedic rehabilitation center in Quincy. Terms of the acquis...
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Broken water line causes partial power outage at Good Shepherd HospitalFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barrington experienced a partial power outage caused by a broken water line Friday morning that caused some elective procedures...
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Tyson recalls 18 tons of chicken nuggets because there might be rubber in them
Jan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Tyson Foods is recalling more than 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets that may have been contaminated with rubber, federal officials say. The products were recalled after ...
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Advocate Aurora, Oak Street partner on Medicare-focused health centerJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - Advocate Aurora Health is teaming up with Chicago-based Oak Street Health to open a primary care center in Elgin focused on Medicare patients, the two agencies announced...
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Why Town Center redevelopment in Winfield is in jeopardyJan 28, 2019 4:30 am - A long-sought pact between Winfield and Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital to bring unprecedented redevelopment to the village appears in jeopardy. After two ...
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This nurse helped deliver 11 of her own grandchildren, 10 of her great-grandchildrenJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - Sandy Bumber found her calling through a natural process - childbirth. She married shortly after high school and started having kids with her husband, Jim, soon becomin...
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Aetna's Guardian Angel program helps opioid patients get the care they needJan 25, 2019 5:00 am - Sue Martin gets on the phone every day, calling her company's health insurance members who recently have been treated for opioid overdose or addiction. "I'm craving a 1...
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Health care careers: Waubonsee instructor explains the role of a surgical technologistJan 24, 2019 10:00 pm - "Hello, my name is Shawn and I will be assisting the doctor in your surgery today." I smile when I introduce myself, hoping the patient can hear me among the sounds and ...