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BBB alert: Watch out for Medicare scammers during open enrollment
Nov 1, 2023 12:27 PM - With Medicare Open Enrollment in effect through Dec. 7, anyone eligible for Medicare benefits should be wary of calls, texts, or emails about special offers to enroll with them.
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The U.S. infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it's the largest increase in two decades
Nov 1, 2023 6:54 AM - The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year -- the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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How the Our Lady of the Angels School fire prompted survivors to open a chiropractic clinic
Oct 29, 2023 8:52 AM - Health always has been important to the Andreoli family -- lessons imparted from dad, Gerald, and mom, Irene, who met in the hospital after being severely injured during the Our Lady of the Angels School fire in 1958. -
Millennial Money: The questions you aren't asking (but should) during open enrollment
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Delnor Hospital develops faster stroke treatment, earning Honor Roll-Elite Plus designation
Oct 26, 2023 3:38 PM - Mary Pietruziewicz was enjoying a cocktail with her husband when her speech became garbled. Concerned, he rushed her to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital's Emergency Department where a CT scan revealed a blood clot in her brain. Pietruziewicz was having an ischemic stroke. -
Dream becomes reality as Ronald McDonald Family Room opens at Advocate Children's Hospital
Oct 25, 2023 3:41 PM - The new Ronald McDonald Family Room inside Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge opened Wednesday, offering a comforting, quiet place for parents and families of critically ill children to rest and recharge. -
Thrive Pet Healthcare opens 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital in Hoffman EstatesOct 24, 2023 2:46 PM - Thrive Pet Healthcare, a network of more than 380 veterinary hospitals in 37 states, is opening Thrive Pet Healthcare Specialists in Hoffman Estates.
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Lurie Children's Hospital seeks approval to open outpatient center in Schaumburg in 2025
Oct 24, 2023 5:00 AM - A proposed Lurie Children's Hospital outpatient center in Schaumburg could be open by August 2025, replacing existing facilities in Huntley and on the Northwest Community Hospital campus in Arlington Heights. -
Advocate Health named 'Top Diversity Organization' by Modern HealthcareOct 23, 2023 12:47 PM - Advocate Health has been named among Modern Healthcare's "2023 Top Diversity Organizations," one of nine to make the list.
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UnitedHealthcare and RUSH Health agree to multiyear Medicare Advantage relationshipOct 19, 2023 3:18 PM - UnitedHealthcare and RUSH Health have established a new relationship that gives UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan members network access to all RUSH Health locations in Illinois for the first time.
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