Health Care
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Their Life's Work: A Libertyville physical therapist works to keep people out of doctor officesApr 07, 2020 5:30 am - Illinois has more than 1 million small businesses — some new, some old, some family legacies, others personal dreams. Each proprietor has a story to tell about how th...
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Free telehealth service for COVID-19, other health issuesApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - A new telehealth helpline manned by volunteer physicians offers free medical advice for non-urgent concerns without having to visit clinics or a doctor's office during t...
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How suburban hospitals are preparing for looming coronavirus surgeApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - It had been a long night for one of his colleagues at Edward-Elmhurst Health. Dr. Sanjeeb Khatua ran into the anesthesiologist after a recent shift on a new hospital tea...
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Walgreens to expand COVID-19 test using Abbott test kitsApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Walgreens announced Tuesday is plans to use Abbott Laboratories' new fast response COVID-19 test to expand drive-through testing for the virus to 15 new sites in seven s...
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Elgin dentist learning to treat patients over the phoneApr 06, 2020 5:30 am - Vu Kong started his High Point Dental practice in Elgin 10 years ago and has since branched out to Schaumburg and Palatine. Before the coronavirus hit, he employed 2...
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Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation commits $1.5 million to support community during COVID-19 pandemicApr 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, announced it will provide $1.5 million to help ensure Illinoisans continue...
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Constable: Treating COVID-19 'like nothing I've ever seen,' Hinsdale doctor saysApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - At the start of a normal week, Dr. Christopher O'Connor of Hinsdale would be in an operating room at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, taking care of a patient ...
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Vernon Hills novelty company donates N95 masks, toys to hospitals, first respondersApr 04, 2020 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills novelty company has been donating hundreds of N95 face masks to area hospitals, suburban police and a senior living home, as well as toys for kids in the ...
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Does wearing makeshift masks help, work? We asked a Central DuPage doctor.Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - By now we have all seen it: Friends and neighbors wearing masks while shopping for groceries. Or pulling their turtleneck collars up around their noses. Or sporting a ba...
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Walgreens results top estimates but coronavirus clouds outlookApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreens Boots Alliance posted better-than-expected results for its second quarter, but the drugstore retailer said that the COVID-19 pandemic makes the...