Health Care
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Abbott Labs's deal headaches go beyond hard luckAug 30, 2016 1:00 am - For Abbott Laboratories it's been one piece of bad news after another. But as they say, luck - whether good or bad - is often the residue of design. Just last week, St. ...
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Latest hip replacement surgery has patients in and out same dayAug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - 7:30 a.m.: Hip replacement surgery Noon: Take a walk 2 p.m.: Go up the stairs at the new Rehabilitation Gym 4:30 p.m.: Get discharged to go home Evening: Sleep in own b...
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Walgreens, Prime Therapeutics create new pharmacy networkAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreens will team up with pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics to form a new retail pharmacy network that combines Walgreens brick-and-mortar ph...
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Donate Blood, 'Plant the Seed of Hope' In Recognition of Childhood Cancer AwarenessAug 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Each year, the parents of nearly 16,000 children will hear the words "your child has cancer." Across all ages, ethnic groups and socio-economics, cancer remains the numb...
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Elmhurst celebrates girl who inspired life-saving lawAug 27, 2016 1:00 am - Both tears and smiles accompanied the dedication Saturday of a maple tree and bench to the memory of a 13-year-old Elmhurst girl whose death from an allergic reaction a ...
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Claims of St. Jude device hack risk may affect Abbott acquisitionAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - Carson Block, the renowned short-seller and founder of research firm Muddy Waters LLC, has taken a short position in St. Jude Medical Inc., denouncing the security of it...
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How to Communicate End-of-Life WishesAug 25, 2016 11:00 pm - JourneyCare's Advanced Care Planning Advocate Rachel Telleen will speak on how best to communicate end-of-life wishes at a special Barrington Area Council on Aging Careg...
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Baxter, Satellite Healthcare partner on dialysis care initiativeAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - Business Wire DEERFIELD - Baxter International and Satellite Healthcare, a national not-for-profit and the sixth largest provider of patient-centered dialysis and kidney...
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Surgical Care Affiliates partners with Maryland surgery centerAug 24, 2016 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Surgical Care Affiliates has been chosen to partner with Surgery Center of Chevy Chase, bringing SCA's presence in Maryland to six locations and aligning SCA...
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COD's nursing program achieves 100 percent pass rateAug 22, 2016 1:00 am - GLEN ELLYN - Students in College of DuPage's Basic Nursing Assistant program achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the Illinois state Nurse Aide Training and Competency Ev...