Health Care
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Health care careers: Waubonsee instructor explains the role of a surgical technologistJan 24, 2019 10:00 pm - "Hello, my name is Shawn and I will be assisting the doctor in your surgery today." I smile when I introduce myself, hoping the patient can hear me among the sounds and ...
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'Right to a safe place': Program targets gap between hospital, addiction help for opioid patientsJan 24, 2019 5:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the title of Adriane Price, clinical supervisor of the Gateway Warm Hand Off program Roughly 155 suburban re...
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Schaumburg approves assisted living center on former Motorola siteJan 23, 2019 4:24 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday approved a four-story, 110-unit assisted living and memory care facility at the west end of the former Motorola Solutions campus along Algonq...
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Walgreens agrees to pay $269M in fraud accordJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. agreed to pay $269.2 million to settle U.S. claims that the drugstore chain defrauded a federally funded health care progra...
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Buffalo Grove board sees plans for new Northwest Community Healthcare complexJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - A developer has plans for a new four-story, 70,000-square-foot medical office building to host Northwest Community Healthcare in Buffalo Grove. The proposed project woul...
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Delta Dental names four to boardJan 22, 2019 12:00 am - NAPERVILLE - Delta Dental of Illinois named four new members to its board of directions, who will each serve three-year terms. • Darryl Rodgers is a vice president at B...
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Local foundations partner to fund west suburban community health workersJan 21, 2019 10:00 pm - Community Memorial Foundation and Healthy Communities Foundation have jointly invested $535,000 in a pilot program to engage a community health worker network in the wes...
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Schaumburg hosts blood drive Jan. 24Jan 18, 2019 12:00 am - The village of Schaumburg encourages the public to participate in its next Community Blood Drive from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at The Barn, 231 S. Civic...
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Nexus Pharmaceuticals drug gets FDA approvalJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE- Specialty and generic drugmaker Nexus Pharmaceuticals said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved use of Busulfan Injection, the company's ther...
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Arlington Heights hospital opens a quiet place for families experiencing lossJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights on Thursday unveiled Jane's Room, a quiet, private space designed for families who suffer stillborn, miscarriage or new...