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Equity firm approaches Walgreens on record buyout
Nov 11, 2019 9:54 AM - KKR & Co. has formally approached drugstore giant Walgreens Boots Alliance about a deal to take the company private, in what could be the biggest-ever leveraged buyout, people familiar with the matter said. -
Arlington Heights hosting Alzheimer's Awareness Day event Tuesday
Nov 11, 2019 6:39 PM - The village of Arlington Heights will partner Tuesday with Lutheran Home for an educational event surrounding Alzheimer's disease. -
Making the most of wellness programs: Five ways to help people take advantage of well-being programsNov 11, 2019 2:21 PM - As people seek to improve their health habits, here are some tips to help consumers become healthier and make the most of their well-being programs.
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Even doctors wonder how Medicare works
Nov 10, 2019 10:31 AM - Stephen Hansman, a family doctor, was familiar with the federal health insurance system. Then he decided to retire.
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With health care cash in his coffers, Schneider criticizes Medicare for All proposals
Nov 8, 2019 4:48 PM - Although he's repeatedly spoken in favor of reforming the American health care system, U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider doesn't back the proposals for government-run insurance being promoted by some Democratic presidential candidates. -
Life Spine, execs pay $6 million to settle fraud lawsuitNov 8, 2019 2:50 PM - Huntley-based medical device manufacturer Life Spine Inc. and two of its executives have agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a federal lawsuit that alleged the executives paid kickbacks to doctors to use their products.
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Donation to fight polio made in honor of longtime Wheeling Rotarian
Nov 8, 2019 6:29 PM - The family of longtime Wheeling Rotarian Jack Blane has announced a $500,000 donation to help eliminate polio -- a gift that will be matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a total of $1.5 million. -
Naperville mayor: Juul called off safety talk after finding out it would be public
Nov 7, 2019 6:28 PM - A maker of a popular e-cigarette and accompanying vaping pods canceled a safety presentation Thursday that had been scheduled before the Naperville liquor commission. -
Elmhurst Hospital scores consistent top marks for safety
Nov 7, 2019 4:49 PM - Elmhurst Hospital is one of only 36 in the nation to have achieved an A grade in every round of safety testing since the twice-yearly Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades began in 2012. -
Downers Grove resident among the Crain's Chicago Business 2019 Notable Women in Health Care
Nov 8, 2019 10:24 PM - The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the leading organization that oversees the standards for physician board certification in the United States, has announced the naming of its Chief Operating Officer, Laura Skarnulis to the Crain's Chicago Business 2019 Notable Women in Health Care. In only its second year, the Notable Women in Health Care features some of the most influential health care leaders in the city of Chicago and recognizes their efforts to inform and effect change in the city's health care community.
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