Health Care
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Marianjoy begins construction on new treatment centerMay 12, 2016 1:00 am - Business Ledger Staff Report WHEATON - Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital recently began construction on the new Tellabs Center for Neurorehabilitation and Neuroplasticit...
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Maryland center partners with Surgical Care AffiliatesMay 12, 2016 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - The physician members of Thomas Johnson Surgery Center in Frederick, Maryland have partnered with Surgical Care Affiliates. The partnership operates a multis...
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SEIU Illinois files unfair labor claim on home-care workMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A spokeswoman says Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration offered the SEIU Healthcare union a chance to discuss overtime-pay limitations for home care workers,...
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Advocate Sherman Hospital again recognized for patient safetyMay 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Elgin, Ill. - Advocate Sherman Hospital has achieved an "A" grade for excellence in patient safety for the third consecutive time from the Leapfrog Group's biannual Hosp...
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Constable: Smokeless tobacco ban, Cubs both “awesome”May 05, 2016 5:35 am - As the Chicago Cubs' starting shortstop, 22-year-old Addison Russell is building a reputation as a complete ballplayer. An elite fielder with a reliable arm, Russell got...
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Are you ready if a mental health crisis strikes your loved one?May 04, 2016 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 5, 2016) - The news is rife with stories about heart attack or epileptic seizure victims saved by family members, friends or bystanders who ...
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Good Shepherd ready to show off private rooms, other featuresApr 29, 2016 5:15 am - Good Shepherd patients soon each can have privacy, shower and couch
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Alere says it rejected Abbott's request to end acquisitionApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - Alere Inc. said it rejected Abbott Laboratories' request to terminate its $5.8 billion pending acquisition of the medical test maker, and that both companies are working...
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Baxalta exceeds guidance, reports strong 1Q sales, earningsApr 28, 2016 1:00 am - BANNOCKBURN - Baxalta Inc. reported strong first quarter 2016 financial results. In the first quarter, Baxalta generated net income on of $145 million and earnings of 21...
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AbbVie to acquire cancer drugmaker Stemcentrx for $5.8 billionApr 28, 2016 1:00 am - NORTH CHICAGO — AbbVie Inc. agreed to acquire cancer drugmaker Stemcentrx for $5.8 billion as it seeks to lower dependence on its top drug Humira. AbbVie will pay $2 bil...