Health Care
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‘We must restore the community’s trust’: Medical center regains trauma center designationMar 11, 2024 5:43 pm - Illinois Department of Public Health restores Waukegan-based medical center’s Level II Trauma Center designation
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Foster, Rashid square off in 11th District over health care votesMar 11, 2024 12:25 pm - While proclaiming support for the landmark Affordable Care Act, Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville is defending his votes on three Republican-led bills his cu...
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Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion
Mar 11, 2024 11:15 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the l...
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IVF is dominating headlines in Alabama and across the country. Here’s what you should know about it
Mar 10, 2024 6:00 am - Alabama lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey agreed to protect in vitro fertilization providers from legal liability Wednesday, more than two weeks after the Alabama Supreme Cour...
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France enshrines abortion as a constitutional right as the world marks International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2024 8:29 am - PARIS — France inscribed the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution Friday, a powerful message of support for women’s rights on International Women’s Day. Justi...
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How a health-care cyberattack may affect your prescription drug access
Mar 06, 2024 11:02 am - A cyberattack on a health-care company has created problems for many patients trying to fill drug prescriptions. For some consumers, the hack has forced them to pay cash ...
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First over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. begins shipping to stores
Mar 04, 2024 1:16 pm - The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. stores later this month, allowing American women and teens to purchase contraceptive medication as...
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Nurse practitioner helps revive Rolling Meadows community clinic he went to as a kidMar 03, 2024 9:59 am - Adam Chavez was 9 years old when he and his family moved to a Rolling Meadows apartment complex, where he could visit a neighborhood resource center’s clinic for physicals and vaccinations. Now a nurse practitioner, Chavez is helping bring those health care services back.
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Prescription for pingpong? How table tennis is helping Parkinson’s patients
Mar 03, 2024 9:46 am - Since first noticing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease 12 years ago, there is one prescription that Mike DeBartolo says came naturally to him — exercise. The Wilmette resident was searching for something active for the colder months. The answer — pingpong.
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Zyn nicotine pouches are all over TikTok, sparking debate among politicians and health experts
Mar 01, 2024 3:04 pm - There’s nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is a tiny pouch filled with nicotine and flavoring. But it has stoked a debate among politicians, parents and pundits that reflects an increasingly complex landscape.