Health Care
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Increased demand for COVID-19 tests prompts Abbott to reboot Gurnee facilitySep 22, 2021 1:00 am - Abbott Laboratories plans to reboot production of its rapid COVID-19 tests at a leased facility in Gurnee, just a few months after closing the operation. "As demand for ...
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'The hospital is broken': Sherman surgery vice chair calls anesthesia shortage a crisisSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - A top surgeon at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin said Wednesday the hospital's anesthesia provider shortage was a crisis that wouldn't soon be resolved. Dr. Tom Stan...
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Walgreens to acquire Boston-based specialty pharmacy businessSep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., through its wholly-owned Walgreen Co. drugstore subsidiary, said it is making a majority investment in Boston-based Shields He...
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Aptinyx secures up to $50 million in financingSep 15, 2021 11:00 pm - EVANSTON - Aptinyx Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, said Thursday it has entered into a $50 million loan agreement with K2 HealthVentures. The funds will provide gener...
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DuPage Medical Group to become Duly Health and CareSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - DOWNÂERS GROVE - DuPage Medical Group Wednesday said it will be renamed Duly Health and Care because of its continued growth and evolution. Earlier this month, DuPage Me...
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Improved St. Alexius Medical Center ER gets Hoffman Estates' approvalSep 14, 2021 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday unanimously approved an expansion and renovation of the emergency department at Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center that...
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'Action inspires action': Barrington center providing therapy, hope for those struggling with mobilitySep 13, 2021 5:30 am - Connor Stickney said he's learned an important lesson in the last few months: Just do what Joy Wagner says. Wagner is the founder of NeuroBalance Center in Barrington, w...
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IBJI opens new immediate care clinic in Arlington HeightsSep 12, 2021 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - The Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, the largest independent, physician-owned orthopedic practice in the U.S., said it has opened a IBJI OrthoAccess ...
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4 ways to manage retirement health care costs
Sep 12, 2021 6:00 am - Health care in retirement is a big-ticket item. Experts estimate that an average 65-year-old retired couple in 2021 would need about $300,000 in after-tax savings earmar...
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Suburban company addresses eldercare caregiver crisisSep 08, 2021 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK - Homethrive, which offers an online service for family elder caregiving, said the Michigan Manufacturers Association will offer its nearly 1,700 members and ...