Health Care
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Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food
Apr 01, 2025 7:09 am - Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.
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Edward Foundation awards $36,000 in nursing scholarshipsMar 31, 2025 12:42 pm - The Edward Foundation has awarded $36,000 in nursing scholarships to eight Endeavor Health Edward Hospital team members who are pursuing a degree or advanced degree in nursing.
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The Biz Week That Was: Pickleball saves big boxes, anxiety over auto tariffs, and townhouses at Bell WorksMar 29, 2025 1:50 pm - How pickleball is revitalizing vacant big-box spaces across suburbs The rise of e-commerce has reshaped the retail landscape, leaving big vacancies in dozens of shop...
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Walgreens to pay more than $2.8M to settle allegations of overbilling Medicaid programsMar 27, 2025 2:38 pm - Walgreen Co. has agreed to pay more than $2.8 million to resolve allegations it violated the federal, Massachusetts and Georgia False Claims Acts by submitting inflated prices for certain generic medications, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for District of Massachusetts.
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Illinois is losing $125 million in federal grants for disease preventionMar 26, 2025 7:58 pm - The funding was allocated as part of COVID-19 relief and was slated for public health labs and vaccinations.
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Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism
Mar 25, 2025 7:19 pm - A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims about the connection between immunizations and autism has been tapped by the federal government to conduct a critical study of possible links between the two, according to current and former federal health officials.
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Self-professed 'DOGE person' Frank Bisignano gets his confirmation hearing to lead Social Security
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The Biz Week That Was: Stalled development, rising home sales, and neighborly tax disputeMar 22, 2025 12:42 pm - What’s up with Wheaton apartment project? Developer could soon begin site’s demolition Developer Banner Real Estate envisioned 300-plus apartments along the south si...
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NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltierMar 21, 2025 2:22 pm - The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have to be abandoned if nothing is done to reverse the trend, city officials warn.
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State regulators block shutdown of psychiatric unit at Arlington Heights hospitalMar 19, 2025 6:31 pm - State regulators have put up a roadblock to plans to eliminate inpatient psychiatric services at Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights.