Health Care
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Stroger Hospital High Performing in Heart Failure Care: U.S. News and World ReportJan 03, 2018 10:00 pm - Lucina Hernandez was expecting her second child when she began experiencing severe pain in her chest. She had developed acute heart failure related to lupus, a chronic a...
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Why pharmaceutical companies, under attack for drug prices, started an industry war
Jan 03, 2018 12:00 am - It's not easy to get Americans mad at a behind-the-scenes industry they've barely even heard of, but pharmaceutical companies have spent most of last year trying. "Who d...
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Children's Healthcare Center at Maryville in Des Plaines expanding servicesDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Ten years after Maryville's Children's Healthcare Center in Des Plaines accepted its first patient, the site will be expanding services to help more young people make th...
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DuPage Medical Group opens office in ItascaDec 27, 2017 10:00 am - DuPage Medical Group, a large independent, multi-specialty physician group in the Chicago area, is now offering family medicine and internal medicine services at a n...
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How one Glen Ellyn mom supported an Australian family through tumor treatmentDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - They met only eight weeks ago, but Amber and Dale Newman know they have a friend for life in Anne Kappa. The Newmans and their two young children left their home in Aust...
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NorthShore ranks at top of quality programDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - EVANSTON - Northshore University HealthSystem received 5 stars, the highest possible rating, in updated quality rankings posted by the government as part of its consumer...
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Walgreens to cut stake in China joint ventureDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Walgreens Boots Alliance said it will reduce its stake in its pharmaceutical wholesaling joint venture in China with Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Corp. The Deerfield-based ...
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Schaumburg nursing division to move east, not westDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - While Schaumburg officials still plan to relocate their nursing and senior services division next summer, its destination now appears to be the northwest corner of Plum ...
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State, Lake County sue Baxter over Long Lake pollutionDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - The Illinois attorney general and Lake County state's attorney's offices have filed a lawsuit against Baxter Healthcare in Round Lake for releasing wastewater contaminan...
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U.S. Attorney: Wheeling company made millions from Medicare fraudDec 19, 2017 12:00 am - Federal authorities filed suit Tuesday against Wheeling-based SNAP Diagnostics LLC, alleging the health care company fraudulently billed Medicare for millions of dollars...