Health Care
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Baxalta shareholders approve Shire mergerMay 27, 2016 1:00 am - BANNOCKBURN — Baxalta Inc. shareholders Thursday approved the definitive merger agreement with Irish pharmaceutical firm Shire PLC, with approximately 98.9 percent of sh...
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Should hospitals pay property taxes?May 26, 2016 1:00 am - The case of whether a downstate hospital can be exempt from property taxes could have a multimillion dollar impact on suburban hospitals and governments in a dispute tha...
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Medline inks vendor agreement with New York health systemMay 23, 2016 1:00 am - MUNDELEIN - SBH Health System recently awarded Medline a three-year, $40 million prime vendor agreement. Medline will provide the New York-based health network with a po...
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Survey: Millennials more likely to be confused about health care optionsMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - NAPERVILLE - Millennials are nearly twice as likely to be confused about when and where to seek health care as Baby Boomers, with 15 percent of respondents ages 18-34 ha...
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Walgreens highlights champions during CF Awareness MonthMay 19, 2016 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - In support of patients, caregivers and others affected by cystic fibrosis, Walgreens is launching a campaign during The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's National...
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Centegra's Huntley hospital will offer 24/7 pediatric careMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - Centegra Hospital-Huntley will offer 24-hour pediatric care when it opens this August. Centegra Health System is partnering with Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's ...
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AbbVie patent on Humira may be invalid, U.S. agency saysMay 17, 2016 1:00 am - One of AbbVie Inc.'s patents on its top-selling arthritis drug Humira may be invalid, a U.S. agency said, agreeing to consider a challenge filed by Coherus Biosciences I...
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Surgical Care Affiliates invests in SwiftPath, LLC,May 17, 2016 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Surgical Care Affiliates has made an investment in SwiftPath, LLC, a Washington-based company that develops evidence-based, rapid recovery protocols vetted b...
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Will court's sidestep affect Wheaton College case?May 16, 2016 1:00 am - The Supreme Court failed on Monday to resolve a knotty dispute over birth control between faith-based groups, possibly including Wheaton College, and the Obama administr...
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Edward-Elmhurst invests $7 in MRI providerMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - NAPERVILLE - Edward-Elmhurst Health is investing $7 million in Mequon, Wisconsin-based Smart Choice MRI, the first MRI provider in the country to offer every MRI for an ...