Health Care
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About as many abortions are happening in the U.S. monthly as before Roe was overturned, report finds
Feb 28, 2024 8:22 am - The number of abortions performed each month is about the same as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion more than a ye...
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New physical therapy clinic opens in Geneva
Feb 27, 2024 10:38 am - FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers to offer holistic approach to wellness
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Nonprofit plans to take therapeutic scuba deeper with $300 million proposalFeb 26, 2024 1:35 pm - A Downers Grove-based nonprofit is fundraising for a $300 million underwater education and research facility in North Chicago envisioned as a worldwide attraction for tho...
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New downtown Glen Ellyn pharmacy VillageRx opening March 8Feb 21, 2024 4:06 pm - VillageRx, a new independent pharmacy in downtown Glen Ellyn, announces its grand opening, challenging the status quo of the pharmaceutical industry dominated by nationa...
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Round-the-clock animal emergency care facility opens in Buffalo GroveFeb 19, 2024 7:21 pm - When your pet needs emergency care and regular animal hospitals are closed, Veterinary Emergency Group is always open. Veterinary Emergency Group just opened its fifth f...
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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.