Health Care
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'Superdad' without eyes helps others see rare cancerOct 23, 2016 6:00 am - After tumors took Timothy Spencer's eyes and threatened those of his son, Andrew, the Schaumburg man dedicated himself to helping others see the signs of the rare, aggre...
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Benner added, Keating promoted at AstellasOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - NORTHBROOK - Astellas announced the appointment of Steven E. Benner as senior vice president and Therapeutic Area Head for Oncology, and the promotion of Anne Keating to...
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Hoffman Estates holds drug disposal event Oct. 22Oct 20, 2016 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Police Department will partner with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for a drug disposal event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at t...
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New York firm seeks to expand its psychiatric services in Vernon HillsOct 19, 2016 5:30 am - A vacant office building in Vernon Hills might be repurposed as a psychiatric hospital providing specialized care to children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Village o...
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DuPage Medical Group acquires OB-GYN practiceOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE - DuPage Medical Group has acquired Southwest Women's Healthcare Associates, one of the area's leading OB-GYN providers. Terms of the transaction were not ...
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Register for seminars on different dementiasOct 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Senior Helpers, in conjunction with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, is proud to sponsor two educational seminars Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Advocate Lutheran General Hosp...
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Abbott and St. Jude to sell products to TerumoOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - St. Jude Medical Inc. and Abbott Laboratories have agreed to sell portions of its businesses to medical device maker Terumo Corp. for $1.12 billion in hopes that it will...
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Walgreen completes drug disposal kiosk installationOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Business Wire DEERFIELD - Walgreens has reached its goal of installing more than 500 safe medication disposal kiosks this year at its pharmacies in 35 states and Washing...
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Students tackle senior health issues through AMITA challengeOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - Teams of college students used Arlington International Racecourse as an incubator for ideas over the weekend, spurning sleep to devise ways technology can help older adu...
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Walgreens offers store pick-up for online, app purchasesOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Business Wire DEERFIELD - Walgreens customers now have the option to pick up eligible online and mobile app retail orders in-store at more than 7,600 locations, with fre...