Health Care
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Golden gals: How two women in their 80s met at senior living community and became close friendsMay 12, 2023 6:00 am - It's never been easy to make friends. It takes effort and give-and-take, and sometimes understanding and compassion. The latest troubling trend has to do with how diffic...
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New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can give blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex under updated federal health guidelines that focus o...
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Doctors thank nurses through song at Northwestern MedicineMay 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Doctors at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield put down their medical instruments and picked up musical instruments to thank nurses and other suppo...
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'It feels like home': Mother and son reflect on decades of service together at Advocate Sherman HospitalMay 10, 2023 11:00 pm - In 1974, 19-year-old Elvira Castro came to Advocate Sherman Hospital excited to start her first job working in the environmental services department. Nearly 50 years lat...
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FDA panel backs over-the-counter birth control pill
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Chiropractor named to Schaumburg Boomers teamMay 08, 2023 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Tri Modern Health, a Hoffman Estates chiropractic practice, has joined the Schaumburg Boomers as the exclusive provider of chiropractic care for member...
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Experts warn of costlier COVID care as emergency declaration endsMay 08, 2023 5:30 am - Most Americans can expect to pay more for COVID-related care when the federal government ends its pandemic emergency declaration Thursday. That's the warning from health...
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Baxter to sell division for $4.2 billionMay 07, 2023 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Baxter International Inc. Monday said it has signed a definitive agreement to divest its BioPharma Solutions business to Advent International, one of the lar...
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Previous management of Lincolnshire nursing care center also part of neglect investigationMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - Officials said the former management company of a Lincolnshire nursing care facility, so understaffed Monday that three residents had to receive care at a nearby hospita...
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Glenbrook North teams shine a light on mental health with Spartans Care FairMay 03, 2023 1:00 am - After Glenbrook North High School's 2022 "Mental Health Matters" lacrosse event, the Spartans seniors told coach Justin Georgacakis they'd like to see it grow. He listen...