Health Care
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Northwest Community cancer center earns accreditationFeb 12, 2018 10:00 pm - The Commission on Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, has granted Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation to the cancer program at Northwes...
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$399 million Lake Forest hospital to open March 3Feb 12, 2018 12:00 am - Two and a half years after breaking ground, the $399 million Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital campus was introduced Monday as offering world-class medicine in ...
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Take Care Of Yourself, When You're Caring For A Loved OneFeb 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Being a caregiver is an important responsibility. Unfortunately, many caregivers ignore their own physical and mental health when taking care of a loved one. Many times,...
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Wheaton council poised to reject drug treatment center plansFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - Wheaton City Council members are on the verge of rejecting plans by a Chicago addiction treatment center to open a controversial facility in one of the city's busiest sh...
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Analysis: The tax benefits of a Health Savings Account
Feb 04, 2018 12:00 am - I am jealous. Any time you can protect your money from the tax man, I want in. George Papadopoulos is 50 years old and has a tax-free stash to cover health care expenses...
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Debate over drug rehab plan heads to Wheaton city councilFeb 03, 2018 12:00 am - Leaders of an addiction treatment center are bracing for a showdown with Wheaton neighbors at a Monday city council meeting over a controversial plan to open a facility ...
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Analysis: What happens when Amazon has our health care data too?
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Northwest Community Hospital hosts blood drive Feb. 15Feb 01, 2018 12:00 am - Northwest Community Hospital will host a blood drive Thursday, Feb. 15, in conjunction with the American Red Cross. It's scheduled from 1 to 6 p.m. in the hospital's Mal...
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RSV: More Than Just A ColdJan 31, 2018 10:00 pm - It has all the symptoms of a "common cold": sneezing, coughing and having a runny nose. But respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, can be a lot more serious for some chil...
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Column: How Amazon and Co. could fix health care
Jan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan haven't said much about what their new joint venture will do to “provide U.S. employees and their families with simplified, high...