Health Care
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State's comptroller hopeful for outdoor events this summerMar 04, 2021 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In a Senate Tourism and Hospitality Committee hearing Thursday, State Comptroller Susana Mendoza said she is hopeful outdoor events can return as early as ...
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How Inequity Gets Built Into America's Vaccination System
Mar 03, 2021 10:00 pm - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The U.S. Respons...
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Biden vows enough vaccine for all U.S. adults by end of May
Mar 02, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months...
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Convergint acquires hospital security equipment companyMar 01, 2021 10:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Convergint Technologies Tuesday announced its acquisition of Advantage Medical Inc., a California company that installs and supports wireless patient securi...
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Jaguar Gene Therapy launches in Lake ForestFeb 24, 2021 10:00 pm - LAKE FOREST - Jaguar Gene Therapy launched Thursday after being in "stealth mode" for the past year, the company said. It intends to accelerate the development, manufact...
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FDA says single-dose shot from J&J prevents severe COVID
Feb 24, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine offers strong protection against severe COVID-19, according to an analysis released Wednesday by U.S. regulators tha...
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The Oaks at Bartlett announces $5 million renovationFeb 23, 2021 10:00 pm - BARTLETT - The Oaks at Bartlett, a continuing care retirement community formerly known as Clare Oaks, will be undergoing a $5 million renovation, according to ER Senior ...
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COVID-19 test kit to be available at WalgreensFeb 23, 2021 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Walgreens said it will sell its first over-the-counter COVID-19 testing kit at up to 6,000 stores nationwide beginning in spring. The company announced it ha...
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Biden hosts candlelight ceremony as U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 500,000
Feb 22, 2021 12:00 am - The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 Monday, a staggering number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam com...
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Editorial: Gov. Pritzker should veto unfair legislation that will drive up product, health costsFeb 19, 2021 10:00 pm - The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association may have an argument that under current state policies, well-financed businesses and insurance companies can intimidate injured pa...