Health Care
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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital unveils $76 million additionFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Caregivers and neighbors alike seemed impressed Saturday with the new $76 million expansion tower set to open at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. The 1...
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Advanced Clinical win Best of Staffing awardsFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - DEERFIELD - Advanced Clinical has been recognized by Inavero, earning the Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards for the second consecutive year. Best of Staffing win...
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Stericycle 4Q revenues up 2 percentFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Stericycle Inc. reported revenues for the fourth quarter of 2016 were up 2 percent, which were boosted by recent acquisitions. The company reported revenue...
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Northwestern Medicine plans $2.5M cardiovascular expansion at CDH, DelnorFeb 14, 2017 8:00 am - Northwestern Medicine plans to use $2.5 million in gifts to expand cardiovascular services at its hospitals in Winfield, Geneva and DeKalb. Northwestern Medicin...
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Marathon delays introduction of Duchenne drug after price outcryFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - Marathon Pharmaceuticals will delay the introduction of its $89,000 drug for a deadly muscle disease after patients, families and lawmakers raised questions about price ...
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FDA OKs marketing of Centric Medical implant systemFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - HUNTLEY - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Centric Medical 510(k) marketing clearance to the Metatarsal Hemi Implant System. The Metatarsal Hemi Imp...
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Silver Cross Hospital receives three Women's Choice awardsFeb 13, 2017 12:00 am - NEW LENOX - Silver Cross Hospital recently received three 2017 recognitions from the Women's Choice Award, for America's Best Bariatric Surgery, America's Best Obstetric...
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REST celebrates fourth anniversaryFeb 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Since launching the REST (Respite Education & Support Tools) program in February 2013, a growing number of caregivers across the nation are receiving respite care, or sh...
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An old drug gets a new price, $89,000 per year, to fight a rare disease
Feb 10, 2017 12:00 am - An old steroid treatment, long available outside the U.S., received approval this week for a rare disease that afflicts about 15,000 Americans. Though not previously app...
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FDA gives approval to Marathon's EmflazaFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - NORTHBROOK — Marathon Pharmaceuticals, a research-based biopharmaceutical company focused solely on the development of new treatments for rare diseases, said the U.S. Fo...