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Forward Focus Concierge Medicine coming to Northfield in January

Submitted by Marti Greenberg
Nov 15, 2023 10:00 pm - Forward Focus Concierge Medicine, an internal medicine practice, is pleased to announce the opening of a second office at 1622 Willow Road, near the intersection of Will...
The Biden administration is slow to act as millions are booted off Medicaid, advocates say

By AMANDA SEITZ and KENYA HUNTER Associated Press
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Up to 30 million of the poorest Americans could be purged from the Medicaid program, many the result of error-ridden state reviews that poverty experts say ...
LG Business Solutions' new showroom lets customers 'see, touch, feel and visualize'

By Dave Oberhelman
Nov 14, 2023 12:00 am - First off, it's got robots. The new LG Electronics Chicago Business Innovation Center Showroom in Lincolnshire offers the CLOi GuideBot that can provide information, adv...
Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer
Nov 11, 2023 12:00 am - The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20% in a large, international study that experts say could change the way doctors treat...
Illinois child care, home care workers kick off statewide 'Good Care Jobs Sprint' in Springfield

Daily Herald report
Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Amid an escalating care crisis in Illinois, marked by rising demand and low wages driving workers away, child care and home care workers with SEIU Healthcare Illinois ga...
Ohio is the lone state deciding an abortion rights question, providing hints for 2024 races

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio became the latest flashpoint Tuesday in the nation's battle over abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to ...
The 'right model for our community': How DuPage health officials want to use opioid settlement money

By Katlyn Smith
Nov 03, 2023 5:00 am - With DuPage County set to receive a windfall from settlements of nationwide lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors, public health officials hope to use s...
As billions roll in to fight the US opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press
Nov 03, 2023 1:00 am - FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) - Communities ravaged by America's opioid epidemic are starting to get their share of a $50 billion pie from legal settlements. Most of that money com...
'We're all shocked': Billionaire donates $9 million to nonprofit with clinics in Palatine, Aurora

By Russell Lissau
Nov 02, 2023 5:00 am - A chain of nonprofit health centers serving the Chicago area and some downstate communities has received a $9 million donation from a billionaire's philanthropic organiz...
Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in Chicago

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Using sidewalks as exam rooms and heavy red duffel bags as medical supply closets, volunteer medics spend their Saturdays caring for the growing number of migrants arriv...

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