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Shuttered Elgin hospital could reopen to treat coronavirus patients
Mar 30, 2020 7:00 PM - The former Sherman Hospital in Elgin will be reopened to potentially accommodate patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, state leaders said Monday. -
Streamwood eighth-graders thank ER staffs, first responders with pizzas
Mar 30, 2020 6:36 PM - Emergency room staff members at Amita St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates Monday were the first - but not the last - to receive pizzas donated by the eighth-grade class of St. John the Evangelist Catholic School in Streamwood through a GoFundMe campaign. -
Horizon donates $1M to Illinois COVID-19 response efforts
Mar 30, 2020 2:30 PM - Horizon Therapeutics is donating $500,000 to the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund and $500,000 to the Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization Institute's COVID-19 Response Fund, company officials announced. -
Abbott Labs' new rapid coronavirus test cleared for use by FDA
Mar 28, 2020 7:43 AM - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new rapid test from Abbott Laboratories, which the company says can detect the coronavirus in about 5 minutes. -
Lisle Chinese culture school donates masks, protective gear to hospital, doctors
Mar 27, 2020 4:50 PM - Grateful Edward-Elmhurst Health and DuPage Medical Group executives received medical masks from volunteers of Ray Chinese School Friday morning. "If I could give you guys a hug, I would," said Marianne Spencer, Edward-Elmhurst's vice president of operations. -
Eton acquires marketing rights to pediatric drugMar 27, 2020 4:10 PM - Specialty drugmaker Eton Pharmaceuticals has acquired U.S. marketing rights to Alkindi Sprinkle from Diurnal Group plc. Terms of the acquisition were not announced.
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Walgreens expands drive-through use for other products
Mar 27, 2020 2:43 PM - Walgreens is now offering select products at its more than 7,300 pharmacy drive-thrus nationwide in order to help customers obatin essestial products during te COVID-19 pandemic. -
Retired health workers cautiously stepping up to help with COVID-19 response
Mar 27, 2020 6:38 AM - Skilled and eager to serve, some recently retired doctors and nurses are ready to heed the governor's call to help local medical practices or hospitals with the COVID-19 response, but from a safe distance. -
Rolling Meadows parks, District 57 donate supplies
Mar 26, 2020 5:29 PM - A group of Rolling Meadows residents is coordinating a grass-roots medical supply drive to benefit Northwest Community Hospital and Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights. -
Guided Path Psych Services Offers Free 20 Min Phone Sessions for First Responders, Sliding Scale Fee for Others
Mar 26, 2020 8:16 AM - Guided Path Psychological Services in Palatine is offering free 20 minute phone sessions to anyone on the front lines of combating coronavirus and keeping systems running that may be struggling during this time.
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