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Pritzker signs bills expanding access to mental health care
Jul 26, 2021 5:26 PM - Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday. Starting Jan. 1, most insurance companies doing business in Illinois will be required to provide their beneficiaries with timely and proximate access to treatment for mental, emotional, nervous or substance abuse disorders. -
Pritzker signs bill allowing over-the-counter birth control
Jul 22, 2021 4:28 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed a law allowing pharmacists to assess and prescribe hormonal birth control to patients, a move Pritzker and champions of the bill called a "common-sense approach" to helping women get contraceptives from trusted sources.
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DuPage Medical Group outage resolved, but 'minimal delays' may remain
Jul 19, 2021 6:07 PM - DuPage Medical Group is still investigating what caused a network outage that lasted nearly a week. -
A potential lifesaver: Winfield hospital to study drug for deadliest type of stroke
Jul 19, 2021 9:39 AM - A major clinical trial could hold the promise of a potentially lifesaving drug for people suffering hemorrhagic strokes. Northwestern Medicine hospitals in Winfield and Chicago plan to take part in the federally funded study of a medication aimed at slowing or even stopping bleeding in the brain. -
'American Ninja' opens new gym in Palatine
Jul 15, 2021 2:59 PM - Body Shop Gymnasium, a new personal fitness business at 345 N. Eric Drive in Palatine, will hold a grand opening from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 17. -
Network outage at DuPage Medical Group extends into second day
Jul 15, 2021 4:09 PM - For the second day, DuPage Medical Group was still trying to fully restore its network system Wednesday, but the health care provider remained tight-lipped about the source of an outage that interfered with phone lines. -
Chicagoland Safety Health and Environmental ConferenceJul 14, 2021 2:46 PM - The Chicagoland Safety Health and Environmental Conference is hosting its once a year premier training conference at the Naperville campus of Northern Illinois University, Sept. 21-23.
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Ambulnz launches dialysis transportation service in IllinoisJul 14, 2021 2:31 PM - A New York company said it is expanding into Illinois to provide transportation for dialysis patients at nine Fresenius Kidney Care centers, with plans to expand coverage to an additional 50 Chicago-area clinics in the coming months.
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U.S. overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year
Jul 14, 2021 9:33 AM - Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to a 29% increase.
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DuPage Medical Group dealing with network outage
Jul 13, 2021 5:10 PM - DuPage Medical Group was hit by a network outage Tuesday, leading to phone line issues and complaints from frustrated patients.
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