Health Care
-
A hospital said a woman's heart surgery went well. Then she bled to death into a garbage can, lawsuit claims.
Jul 22, 2019 1:00 am - At first, a doctor at St. Mark's Hospital told Donnamay Brockbank's family that her open-heart surgery had been completed without a hitch. The 62-year-old had arrived at...
-
Walgreens honored for training, job readiness programsJul 18, 2019 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - For the third consecutive year, Walgreens has been recognized with the top-score of 100 percent on the 2019 Disability Equality Index, a national benchmarkin...
-
Construction Begins on New Cook County Health CenterJul 16, 2019 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, July 16, Cook County Health (CCH) broke ground on a new $12 million state-of-the-art health center in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood of Chicago. "Improving ...
-
Silver Cross Charity Golf Classic raises over $195,000Jul 15, 2019 1:00 am - NEW LENOX - The Silver Cross Foundation recently raised $195,195 at its 28th Annual Charity Golf Classic at Crystal Tree Country Club in Orland Park, with 180 golfers co...
-
Elderday Center to re-open, with fresh leadershipJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - The Elderday Center in Batavia, a care program for people with memory impairment, is going to reopen in a few weeks under new leadership. The center, which closed unexpe...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
Toddler's parents battle for coverage of $2.1M gene therapy
-
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...
-
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 ...