Health Care
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CCHHS Part of First Study to Test Efficacy and Safety Of A New HIV-Prevention MedicationJan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - Cook County Health & Hospitals System's (CCHHS) Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center is taking part in the first large-scale clinical trial of a long- acting injectable drug fo...
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'Excitement' of cancer care leads Naperville doctor to treatment advancesJan 08, 2017 6:00 am - Naperville oncologist Dr. Patrick Stiff says it's his personality as an “excitement junkie” that led him to a career in cancer research instead of, say, internal medicin...
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Naperville doctor fosters 28 kids, adopts 1Jan 08, 2017 6:00 am - Dr. Patrick Stiff of Naperville led the Huntington Estates swim team for two years while his children were growing up - and that's an accomplishment, considering his day...
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Constable: 'Ordinary doc' from Wheaton tells of miraculous medical talesJan 08, 2017 6:00 am - Just because he believes in the power of traditional medical science doesn't mean longtime Wheaton internist Dr. Scott Kolbaba can't embrace a faith in powers beyond tha...
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'Crazy' schedule doesn't thwart Naperville doctor's quest for adventureJan 08, 2017 6:00 am - In the six years since he turned 60, Dr. Patrick Stiff of Naperville has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, camped near the North Pole, ascended to Buddhist spiritual sites and ...
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Demystifying health insurance in these changing timesJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - Health insurance is not health care, it's insurance. We pay a premium to cover a perceived risk. As business owners, our job is to understand the risk and mitigate it bo...
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Central DuPage's mobile unit will treat strokes on the roadJan 03, 2017 4:30 am - Joe Carrabba says there are two reasons he's alive today: divine intervention and the mobile stroke unit of University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Carrabb...
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Medicare wants to change how it pays for treating heart attacks, broken hips
Jan 02, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Heart attacks and broken hips cause much suffering and worry as people grow older. This year, Medicare wants to start changing how it pays for treatment of ...
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The GOP's path to repealing Obama's health care law
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Dollhouse at Hoffman Estates children's hospital a 2-year labor of loveDec 28, 2016 4:37 am - The 13-room, three-story Victorian dollhouse unveiled last week as an inspiration for recovering children at AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Women's & Children's Hospital ...