Health Care
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Hospital dedicates 'patient-friendly' radiation treatmentApr 01, 2019 11:00 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Radiation Oncology to dedicate the Halcyon system, the newest linear accelerator from industry ...
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agrees to settlement in landmark opioid lawsuit
Mar 26, 2019 1:00 am - Purdue Pharma and the state of Oklahoma have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the drugmaker's role in the deadly opioid crisis, a milestone in the legal effort to force p...
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Alexian Brothers Foundation to raise funds for mental health care with 33rd annual Ball de FleurMar 25, 2019 11:00 pm - A former manufacturing complex in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood will be the backdrop for the Alexian Brothers Foundation and its biggest fundraiser of the year, its si...
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Health summit set for SchaumburgMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - The first Schaumburg Health Summit, which will bring together health experts from different areas of practice, is scheduled for May 18. The event will be h...
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AbbVie donates $40 million to rebuild N. Chicago schoolMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - Global pharmaceutical company AbbVie is donating $40 million to North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 to fund the rebuilding of Neal Math & Science Academy, t...
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Meet the Pulmonairs, a choir for those living with COPD and other lung diseasesMar 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Chris Kazmar was encouraged when doctors told her they could treat her lung cancer through surgery. But the Arlington Heights woman didn't bounce back as well as anticip...
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Constable: How a newly sober man plans for a dry St. Patrick's DayMar 14, 2019 5:30 am - Last St. Patrick's Day, Connor celebrated his Irish heritage with a few beers. “Just drinking and enjoying the time,” the 25-year-old Park Ridge man says of his time spe...
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Walgreens names new accounting chiefMar 14, 2019 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Walgreens Boots Alliance has named Heather Dixon as its new senior vice president, global controller and chief accounting officer, effective Monday. Dixon co...
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Aspen Dental opens Bolingbrook officeMar 14, 2019 1:00 am - BOLINGBROOK -Aspen Dental will open a new office at 221 N. Weber Road in Bolingbrook on March 21. Abigail Brier, D.M.D., who received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degre...
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Amazon gives AI to hospital in tech's latest health push
Mar 09, 2019 5:00 am - Alexa won't be replacing doctors anytime soon, but Amazon says artificial intelligence can help hospitals become more efficient. The internet giant said Monday that it's...