Health Care
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Administrator: Valley Hi 'back to normal' after scabies outbreakOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - The worst of a scabies outbreak at a Woodstock nursing home is over, its top administrator says. The McHenry County-operated facility has revised its infection control p...
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HealthTrust honors Medline as Supplier of the YearOct 04, 2016 1:00 am - MUNDELEIN - HealthTrust, whose membership is made up of health care facilities across the continuum of care, has selected Medline as its Supplier of the Year. As both a ...
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Snoring could signal sleep apnea, lead to heart failureOct 03, 2016 12:00 am - Eighteen million Americans suffer from sleep apnea. Are you one of them? Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder where your breathing is interrupted during ...
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Harken exits Obamacare market in ChicagoSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - UnitedHealth Group, the biggest U.S. health insurer, is scaling back its experiment in Obamacare markets as its Harken Health Insurance Co. startup withdraws from Chicag...
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Hoffman Estates offering flu shotsSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Department of Health and Human Services will offer the Quadrivalent vaccine for adults and children six months and older, which protects against four...
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Steve Harvey surprises founder of GiGi's PlayhouseSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - Nancy Gianni of South Barrington appeared on the "Steve Harvey" show this week to be honored for her work in creating the Hoffman Estates-based GiGi's Playhouse foundati...
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Athletico Physical Therapy opens in Round Lake BeachSep 28, 2016 1:00 am - Business Wire ROUND LAKE BEACH - Athletico Physical Therapy's newest location will open at 192 W. Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach. Athletico is excited to continue thei...
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Baxter ranks in Thomson Reuters Top 100 diversity listSep 27, 2016 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Baxter International has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 company for outstanding practices in diversity and inclusion in its inaugural Divers...
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Oak Brook man second in U.S. to undergo heart procedureSep 26, 2016 5:30 am - Carol Kurinsky expected her 73-year-old husband to be groggy and in pain the morning after his heart surgery. At 6 a.m., she called the hospital to check on his conditio...
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Addus HomeCare to roll out new CellTrak technologySep 26, 2016 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - CellTrak Technologies has extended its nine year contract with Addus HomeCare, a Palatine-based provider of home and community-based personal-care services....