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Constable: Wheaton woman's cancer coloring book finds the humor in chemo
Jun 13, 2021 7:17 AM - Inspirational sentiments weren't helping Wheaton's Jeri Davis deal with her cancer treatment. So the 65-year-old wrote an irreverent coloring book that brings laughs to patients at Northwestern Medicine's LivingWell Cancer Resource Center in Geneva.
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Surgalign Holdings announces $50M direct offeringJun 11, 2021 11:04 AM - Deerfield-based Surgalign Holdings, Inc., a global medical technology company focused on the evolution of digital surgery, has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with several institutional investors for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 28,985,508 shares of its common stock.
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Walgreens extends pharmacy hours for walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations
Jun 11, 2021 10:35 AM - Walgreens is extending pharmacy hours each Friday in June at 4,000 locations to provide those who may have limited time the additional flexibility needed to get a COVID-19 vaccine. -
8th location of Greater Family Health slated for Palatine
Jun 10, 2021 6:58 PM - The eighth full-time location of Greater Family Health -- which last month changed its name from Greater Elgin Family Care Center -- is planned for Palatine. -
Q&A: Dr. Ezike on dealing with the health crisis of a century and what reopening means
Jun 10, 2021 4:41 PM - When Dr. Ngozi Ezike accepted the offer to lead the Illinois Department of Public Health, she never envisioned her time would be marked by the greatest global public health crisis in more than a century. -
Hospital resumes admission of seniors in mental health unitJun 10, 2021 2:42 PM - Amita Health Mercy Medical Center in Aurora said it has re-opened its Behavioral Health inpatient program to senior citizens, which had been closed to them because of COVID-19.
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Hines VA Hospital and Loyola University Chicago physician awarded $8.6M VA research grant
Jun 8, 2021 5:42 PM - Dr. Abhishek Solanki, an Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Physician Researcher, received an $8.6 million merit grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development, to study new treatments for metastatic prostate cancer, or cancer that has spread outside of the prostate. -
Acura Pharmaceuticals produces test pillsJun 7, 2021 2:57 PM - Palatine-based Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. Monday said it has produced three required registration batches of a safer pain relief drug for FDA testing.
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FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer's drug panned by experts
Jun 7, 2021 2:51 PM - Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.
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Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out
Jun 7, 2021 6:00 AM - Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab will be working with 1,200 seniors to see whether virtual reality can improve their mood, strengthen their relationships with staff and make them more receptive to technology.
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