Health Care
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Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the U.S., a new study says
May 22, 2024 9:20 am - Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of national survey data over four decades.
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From homers to healing: Ex-Sox slugger Soderholm helping people through Willowbrook wellness centerMay 18, 2024 3:13 pm - Forty-seven years ago, Eric Soderholm was one of the South Side Hitmen, bashing home runs and thrilling fans as a third baseman for the pennant-chasing Chicago White Sox. Now he co-owns the SoderWorld Wellness Center & Academy, a Willowbrook facility offering yoga classes, massages from licensed therapists, meditation, workshops and more.
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Advocate Health Care hospitals named among best for maternity careMay 18, 2024 10:12 am - Six Advocate Health Care hospitals have been nationally recognized as leaders in advancing maternity and postpartum care by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a statistics porta...
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DAISY Award winner announcedMay 15, 2024 12:35 pm - Daniela Lazar, LPN, of Center of Illinois Home Healthcare, Inc., was recently honored with the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the Arlington He...
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How climate change is raising the risks of another pandemic
May 12, 2024 6:00 am - As humans degrade earth’s environment, we have created a world in which diseases may be increasingly apt to fester and multiply. Infection-spreading creatures such as mos...
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Ascension confirms hack, disruption impacts health records, put some hospitals on diversionMay 09, 2024 9:34 am - Ascension health care confirmed a cyberattack Thursday and said it was “working around the clock,” to restore offline systems, including patient records. The hack was dis...
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Public sector labor shortage hurts vital services and communities, not faceless bureaucratsMay 07, 2024 5:34 am - Illinois is facing a severe shortage of workers in key public service roles. The shortage partially is due to a robust labor market. Although Illinois’ unemployment rate ...
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Kane County Health Department taking proposals to the behavioral health systemMay 06, 2024 3:30 pm - In December 2023, the Kane County Board allocated nearly $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act federal pandemic recovery funding to the Kane County Health Department to...
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Local law enforcement agencies find success in crisis intervention teams, trainingMay 04, 2024 5:15 am - On April 9, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home near Deerfield of a man in a mental health crisis and armed with a gun. A caller had dialed 911 and feare...
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Rev. Scott Mitchell retires after 36 years of leadership at SamaraCareMay 03, 2024 8:44 pm - SamaraCare, a leading nonprofit provider of mental health services in Naperville, announces the retirement of its president and CEO, the Rev. Dr. Scott Mitchell, after an...