Health Care
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Supreme Court officially allows emergency abortions in Idaho — for now
Jun 27, 2024 9:37 am - Hospitals in Idaho that receive federal funds must allow emergency abortion care to stabilize patients even though the state strictly bans the procedure, the Supreme Cour...
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The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
Jun 27, 2024 9:18 am - The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.
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Walgreens to take a hard look at underperforming stores, could shutter hundreds more
Jun 27, 2024 9:16 am - Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its business that could result in closing hundreds of additional stores over the next three years. CEO Tim Wentworth told analysts T...
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Advocate Health Care opens new primary care office in Lincolnshire
Jun 25, 2024 11:54 am - Advocate Health Care opened a new ambulatory facility in Lincolnshire on May 28, enabling area residents to receive increased access to primary care. Located at 255 Parkw...
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‘We will not go back’: Two years after Roe’s fall, abortion rights advocates vow to keep fightingJun 24, 2024 7:27 pm - Two years after the fall of Roe. v. Wade, advocates for abortion rights fight back at events in Barrington and other suburbs.
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Advocate Condell Medical Center opens human milk depot
Jun 24, 2024 12:27 pm - Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville recently opened a milk depot in partnership with Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes. It offers families a place to donate their excess breast milk to help babies in need.
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How you can donate blood in WheelingJun 23, 2024 7:11 am - You can donate blood July 3 at Wheeling village hall, 2 Community Blvd. A blood drive is scheduled to run from 1 to 5 p.m. in the boardroom on the second floor. To schedu...
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Majority of Americans favor forgiving medical debt, AP-NORC poll finds
Jun 18, 2024 7:42 am - NEW YORK — Janille Williams wants to buy a house someday — but first, he has to pay down tens of thousands of dollars in medical debt. “I was hospitalized for a blood in...
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Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
Jun 13, 2024 9:22 am - The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.
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Supreme Court has a lot of work to do and little time to do it with a sizable case backlog
Jun 12, 2024 7:03 am - The Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with nearly half of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from guns to abortion to social media.