Health Care
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'Obamacare' survives; GOP concedes on last-gasp repeal trySep 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — “Obamacare” lives on. Senate Republicans, short of votes, abandoned their latest and possibly final attempt to kill the health care law Tuesday, just ahead ...
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DuPage Medical Group launches Physician Catalyst ProgramSep 26, 2017 1:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE — DuPage Medical Group announced its first signee for the newly established resident recruitment initiative called the DMG Catalyst Program. Designed to a...
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Sensory rooms calm patients at Northwest Community HospitalSep 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Two sensory rooms have been added to the Northwest Community Hospital's Emergency Department to improve patient experience for individuals who are developmentally disabl...
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Heroin, opioid detox just the start of recovery, not the cureSep 25, 2017 5:30 am - For all the benefits of making medically monitored detox more readily available, the process means nothing if the patient leaves and takes a pill, snorts a line or shoot...
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Demand for detox in suburban hospitals rises as opioid crisis worsensSep 23, 2017 1:00 am - In one wing of the fifth floor of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, the hand sanitizer dispensers are in the hall instead of inside each room. ...
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Program for developmentally disabled adults coming to Hoffman EstatesSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - As it nears its 50th anniversary, the Riverwoods-based Center for Enriched Living will bring its adult day program for people with developmental disabilities to a new lo...
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Lawsuit claims St. Jude acted slow on defective heart device recallSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - A class-action lawsuit has been filed against St. Jude Medical and parent company Abbott Laboratories, claiming St. Jude failed to act quickly on a defect that led to a ...
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Northwest Community Hospital opens sensory rooms for special needs patientsSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - Northwest Community Hospital has converted two examination rooms in its emergency department into sensory rooms for patients with developmental disabilities. The rooms f...
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New law requires insurance companies to cover more tests related to breast cancerSep 18, 2017 1:00 am - A new law sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Laura Murphy of Des Plaines requires insurance companies to cover an MRI if a patient is diagnosed with dense breast tissue,...
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Des Plaines shrine hosting conference for families of Latinos with disabilitiesSep 15, 2017 1:00 am - The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines is hosting a conference Saturday, Sept. 16, for families and caregivers of Latinos with disabilities. The "Preparing ...