Health Care
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Ascension Saint Alexius expands neonatal intensive careAug 06, 2025 10:47 am - Ascension Saint Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates has received approval to expand its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, adding 14 new bassinets to serve infants requiring critical care in the Chicago area.
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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
Aug 05, 2025 7:23 pm - The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
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The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, an imperfect vaccine and missteps aided its comeback
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Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisis
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Lurie Children’s Hospital outpatient center adding to suburban ‘medtail’ redevelopment trendAug 02, 2025 5:58 pm - The Ambulatory Infusion Center that’s the first phase of the Lurie Children’s Hospital outpatient center reaching completion in Schaumburg will open Aug. 18.
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Trump plans to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren
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U.S. childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record
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Mount Prospect Family Health Fair set for Aug. 13Jul 31, 2025 2:49 pm - The Mount Prospect Human Services Department will host a Family Health Fair from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13, at the Busse Pocket Park.
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23 hospitals ranked among best in Illinois. Did your hospital make the list?
Jul 31, 2025 1:57 pm - Hospitals in Chicago, the suburbs and beyond made U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals.
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Duly Health and Care opening comprehensive new 100,000-square-foot facility in SchaumburgJul 30, 2025 8:29 pm - Duly Health and Care on Monday will open a 100,000-square-foot medical facility with a comprehensive range of outpatient services, including an immediate care center for complex cases, in the former At Home store in Schaumburg.