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Now Arena events just got easier for visitors with sensory issues
Sep 9, 2021 5:00 AM - Hoffman Estates' Now Arena teamed up with a professional wrestling promotion to create a permanent sensory room for people who need a respite during crowded and noisy events. "We're very excited about this. I think it's going to make a difference for people," Mayor Bill McLeod said. -
Northwest Community Healthcare opening new Buffalo Grove facility Thursday
Sep 8, 2021 6:27 PM - Northwest Community Healthcare on Thursday will open its new Buffalo Grove Outpatient Care Center, from where it will provide immediate care, lab, X-ray, mammography and physical rehab services. -
WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
Sep 8, 2021 2:52 PM - Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available for poorer countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday, doubling down on an earlier appeal for a "moratorium" on boosters that has largely been ignored.
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NorthShore, Edward-Elmhurst announce merger
Sep 8, 2021 11:00 AM - NorthShore University HealthSystem and Edward-Elmhurst Health plan to merge and create a nine-hospital suburban medical operation with the second-largest physician group in the state. -
35-year healthcare career leads to a CBD business with a difference
Sep 8, 2021 10:39 AM - In 2015 my wife suffered a back injury that left her in extreme, chronic pain. She was aware of the dangers presented by opioids and refused them, prompting my search for a solution and more importantly, my discovery of CBD. -
Waikiki resort mandates vaccination for workers, guests
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Aptar mourns death of longtime board member
Sep 7, 2021 2:09 PM - AptarGroup Inc. Tuesday said Dr. Joanne Smith, a longtime member of its board of directors, has died. -
How U of I fought the clock to develop a COVID-19 test that schools will use this fall
Sep 7, 2021 10:20 AM - An easy, cheap and fast COVID-19 test. No problem, right? Actually, inventing a saliva screening tested the limits of University of Illinois scientists. Here's how they did it and how it's being rolled out in schools across the state. -
The next attack on the Affordable Care Act may cost you free preventive health care
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How to minimize credit damage from medical bills
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