Health Care
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Advocate Health Care president joins Illinois Health and Hospital Association BoardFeb 19, 2024 3:56 pm - Advocate Health Care President Dia Nichols has joined the board of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA), which represents more than 200 hospitals and nearly...
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Right to die on your own terms? Illinois lawmakers propose medical aid in dying billFeb 18, 2024 6:00 am - Deb Robertson knows the state legislation she’s fighting for — to allow medical aid in dying — may not be enacted by the time she’s ready to die.
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StoryPoint Group communities earn Top Memory Care Services Provider recognitionFeb 14, 2024 10:33 am - StoryPoint Naperville, a StoryPoint Group community, recently was recognized as a Top 10 Memory Care Services Provider for 2024 by Eldercare Review. Every year, only...
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COVID-19 deaths are down, but Illinois’ death rate is still higher than it was pre-pandemicFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - Newly released mortality figures by the Illinois Department of Public Health show deaths in 2022 were still coming in at a much higher rate than what the state was seeing before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs’ harsh side effectsFeb 10, 2024 6:00 am - For cancer patients, the harsh side effects of powerful drugs have long been the trade-off for living longer. Now, patients and doctors are questioning whether all that suffering is necessary.
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‘There are a lot of ways you can save somebody’: 5 Lake County agencies to participate in paramedic programFeb 09, 2024 2:11 pm - A pilot program intended to help people with chronic medical conditions in their homes and reduce the number of calls to 911 for primary care is set to launch in Lake County in early March.
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Kane County’s plan for health department revamp faces scrutiny over taxpayer riskFeb 09, 2024 2:09 pm - Despite lingering concerns that Kane County taxpayers might be on the hook for the $39 million, county board members pushed ahead with a funding plan for a “Mayo Clinic” ...
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‘Well-known group’ to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials say
Feb 09, 2024 6:36 am - A large children's hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago, cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and l...
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Cough? Sore throat? More schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anyway
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By disclosing his cancer, Charles breaks centuries of royal tradition. But he shares only so much