Health Care
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Why health care is so hard for the GOP
Jul 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Senate embarked on a freewheeling process to rewrite the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, as Republicans overcame deep divisions to bring their proposals...
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Advocate Health Care provided $692 million in community benefits during 2016, up $6 million from previous yearJul 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital played an integral role in Advocate Health Care's $692 million contribution in charitable care and community services in 2016, up $6 m...
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Acura Pharmaceuticals raises $4 million in private placementJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - PALATINE - Acura Pharmaceuticals has completed a $4 million private placement of its equity securities. John Schutte, the investor in the private offering, purchased 8,9...
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Free 'Breakfast with the Doctors' event Aug. 5 in Hoffman EstatesJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Amita Health is sponsoring a free "Breakfast with the Doctors" event on Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Hoffman Estates Park District. The event will feature informative disc...
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Fareva to supply private label products for Walgreens BootsJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Walgreens Boots Alliance is entering into 10-year global agreement with Fareva for the manufacture and supply of its own beauty brands and private label prod...
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AbbVie ordered to pay $150 million damages in 'Low-T' trialJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - AbbVie was ordered to pay $150 million to an Oregon man who accused the drugmaker of hiding the heart-attack risks of its AndroGel testosterone booster, a loss for the N...
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Schaumburg trustees favor moving nursing divisionJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Schaumburg trustees will vote Tuesday on whether to direct village staff to relocate the village's nursing division to Town Square and demolish the approximately 70-year...
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With demand up, Elmhurst Hospital to expand emergency departmentJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Elmhurst Hospital is expanding its emergency department in response to a rising number of patients in recent years. The project will add eight emergency department room...
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Akorn shareholders approve merger with Fresenius KabiJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Akorn Inc. shareholders have overwhelmingly voted to approve the company's acquisition by Fresenius Kabi, a subsidiary of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA. The tran...
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Elk Grove Village Fire Department receives Scene Call of the Year awardJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Seeing a helicopter land in Elk Grove Village is not an everyday occurrence, but it was a special treat as Flight For Life-McHenry presented the Elk Grove Village Fire D...