Health Care
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It started with stomach pain, but what doctors discovered was alarmingAug 30, 2018 11:00 pm - For MaryBeth McCarthy, her second pregnancy was anything but normal. "I just feel lucky to be alive right now," she says. Her health saga started back in November of 201...
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Senior health fair Wednesday in Arlington HeightsAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - State Sen. Tom Rooney will host a senior health fair Wednesday morning at the Lutheran Home chapel in Arlington Heights, offering free screenings and information. Screen...
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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. ...