Health Care
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Disability deadlines, milestones for getting government servicesOct 07, 2016 5:30 am - At several stages in the life of a person with disabilities, services available through the state or federal government end or change, leaving individuals and their care...
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Free health screenings at Des Plaines fairOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - Free health screenings, $25 flu shots, and information about health-related services in the community are some of the highlights of the annual Health, Housing, and Resou...
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Waubonsee Surgical Technology Program receives national recognitionOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - SUGAR GROVE - Waubonsee Community College's Surgical Technology Program recently received recognition by the board of directors of the National Board of Surgical Technol...
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Derick Dermatology opens in Arlington HeightsOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - Derick Dermatology has opened a practice at 85 W. Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights. With locations also in Crystal Lake, Barrington and Elgin, this is the practice's ...
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Administrator: Valley Hi 'back to normal' after scabies outbreakOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - The worst of a scabies outbreak at a Woodstock nursing home is over, its top administrator says. The McHenry County-operated facility has revised its infection control p...
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HealthTrust honors Medline as Supplier of the YearOct 04, 2016 1:00 am - MUNDELEIN - HealthTrust, whose membership is made up of health care facilities across the continuum of care, has selected Medline as its Supplier of the Year. As both a ...
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Snoring could signal sleep apnea, lead to heart failureOct 03, 2016 12:00 am - Eighteen million Americans suffer from sleep apnea. Are you one of them? Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder where your breathing is interrupted during ...
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Harken exits Obamacare market in ChicagoSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - UnitedHealth Group, the biggest U.S. health insurer, is scaling back its experiment in Obamacare markets as its Harken Health Insurance Co. startup withdraws from Chicag...
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Hoffman Estates offering flu shotsSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Department of Health and Human Services will offer the Quadrivalent vaccine for adults and children six months and older, which protects against four...
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Steve Harvey surprises founder of GiGi's PlayhouseSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - Nancy Gianni of South Barrington appeared on the "Steve Harvey" show this week to be honored for her work in creating the Hoffman Estates-based GiGi's Playhouse foundati...