Health Care
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Nurse recognized as 2023 Advocate Health Care Nurse of the Year at Good SamaritanFeb 02, 2024 3:05 pm - Rita Garcia, R.N., a charge nurse in the critical care unit, was recently selected as a 2023 Nurse of the Year for her exemplary demonstration of Advocate Health Care’s ...
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OxyContin marketer, opioid maker announce settlements totaling $500 million
Feb 01, 2024 4:47 pm - An advertising agency that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers and a drugmaker announced separate agreements Thursday wort...
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Elgin nursing director recognized as Advocate Health Care’s Nurse Leader of the YearJan 31, 2024 5:55 pm - Darren Smith is the director of nursing, critical care, emergency services and nursing operations for Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin. He was selected as the 2023 Nurs...
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Hines VA recognized with surgical cancer Diamond AwardJan 31, 2024 5:39 pm - The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer recently recognized Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital for its demonstrated commitment to American veterans requiring su...
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Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant
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Stress can age your brain, but it’s not irreversibleJan 27, 2024 7:30 am - A recent study showed that, although severe stress events can trigger an increase in biological age, biological age can return to the pre-stress level if the stress is short-lived.
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Recovery Centers of America moves outpatient care to St. Charles
Jan 23, 2024 12:03 pm - Recovery Centers of America has moved its outpatient treatment center from South Elgin to a new larger space in St. Charles, which administrators say will allow the team ...
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Biden and Harris team up to campaign for abortion rights in Virginia
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Congressional watchdog will launch inquiry into FDA oversight of medical device recallsJan 20, 2024 4:46 pm - Editor’s note: This story was originally published by ProPublica . Congressional investigators are launching an inquiry into the Food and Drug Administration’s ove...
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New immediate care center opens Monday in South ElginJan 18, 2024 1:04 pm - A new Advocate Health Care immediate care and outpatient center opens in South Elgin Monday. The 36,800-square-foot facility at 486B South Randall Road replaces the prev...