Health Care
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Pinnacle to partner with Rush on dermatology careJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - Lombard-based Pinnacle Dermatology will team up with Rush University Medical Center to collaborate on dermatology care across the Chicago area, the two organizations ann...
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Baxter Foundation commits $2 million to Operation SmileJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc. is providing a $2.2 million grant to Operation Smile, one of the worl...
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Northwest Community Healthcare receives 'A' for patient safetyJun 03, 2019 11:00 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare has been awarded an 'A' from The Leapfrog Group Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Northwest Communit...
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Constable: Cannabidiol chemist inspired by grandma's plea for weedJun 01, 2019 1:00 am - When Shannon Tor was in high school, his grandmother asked him to fix her up with some good stuff. “She asked me to buy her some weed,” remembers Tor, who ended up not p...
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Sweeping abortion protections get Illinois lawmakers' final OKMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker hugged and congratulated sponsors of legislation to protect abortion rights in Illinois after the Senate approved the plan 34-20 late Fr...
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'Tele Town Hall' on veterans health benefits Friday at Lovell CenterMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Veterans interested in learning more about the new law that will change their health care benefits are invited to participate in a "Tele Town Hall" hosted by The Capt. J...
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J&J slide intensifies as legal woes weigh on shares again
May 30, 2019 1:00 am - Shares of Johnson & Johnson fell as much as 6.2%, the biggest drop in five months, as a trial implicating the drugmaker in the opioid crisis continues for a second day i...
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Making the Most of Wellness ProgramsMay 29, 2019 11:00 pm - More people in Illinois and across the country are gaining access to well-being programs that encourage consumers to adopt healthier lifestyles and, ideally, help curb h...
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How facial surgery helped Elgin woman regain function, confidenceMay 19, 2019 11:00 pm - It started with a face twitch. Mary Broderick, of Elgin, didn't think much of it until her face began drooping on one side. After living with a misdiagnosis of Bell's pa...
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Discovery Health acquires HealthMindMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - ITASCA - Discovery Health Partners, a provider of cloud-based software to improve health care payer systems, announced Thursday it will acquire HealthMind LLC for an und...