Health Care
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Advocate Lutheran General now running limited COVID-19 drive-through testsMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge is now offering drive-through COVID-19 tests, officials said Wednesday. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barri...
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Nursing homes make desperate plea for coronavirus testingMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Four suburban nursing homes are making desperate calls for widespread coronavirus testing in the wake of a spiraling outbreak in a Willowbrook facility associated with 4...
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Judge dismisses Haymarket Center's lawsuit against ItascaMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Haymarket Center will continue its effort to open a drug and alcohol treatment facility in Itasca after a DuPage County judge dismissed a lawsuit the group filed against...
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Hospitals set aside business as usual to combat coronavirusMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - It is far from business as usual at area hospitals as they prepare their staff, facilities and protective gear for the potential to treat patients who have contracted th...
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Argonne scientists studying coronavirus proteins to seek treatmentMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - They don't have any of the live virus, but experts at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont are studying the proteins that make up the new coronavirus in an attempt to f...
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Stay home, save Grandma: Congressmen say social distancing is crucial even for familiesMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - Scientist and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster referred Monday to a hashtag trending on social media that he said explains the purpose of social distancing in light of the coronavi...
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Dentists, eye doctors postpone appointments due to COVID-19Mar 16, 2020 1:00 am - Dentists in Illinois have been recommended to do only emergency procedures until March 31, while ophthalmologists and optometrists are delaying some appointments and tak...
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Advocate Aurora Health restricts visitors across Illinois, Wisconsin facilitiesMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - Advocate Aurora Health will implement new visitor restrictions beginning Monday, March 16. No visitors, with a few exceptions, will be allowed in any inpatient areas unt...
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Naperville woman's career introduced teens to health careMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - She helped high school students get their first impression of health care careers for 18 years, and now Naperville's Pam Briggs is getting her first impression of retire...
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Valent BioSciences honored as 'Member of the Year'Mar 13, 2020 1:00 am - LIBERTYVILLE, - The Biological Products Industry Alliance has named Valent Biosciences its "Member of the Year." during the organization's recent 2020 annual meeting and...