Articles filed under Health
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Programs alleviate prescription, health services costsJul 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Lake County has launched three new programs to help county residents better manage the cost of prescription medications and health and dental services. As a member of t...
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Hospital system touts year's worth of achievementsJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - The Cook County Health & Hospitals System has released "CCHHS: A Year in Review," summarizing achievements in the past 12 months. Highlights include: CountyCare, a perma...
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IBM Watson's next feat? Taking on cancerJul 03, 2015 6:22 am - HOUSTON - Candida Vitale and the other fellows at MD Anderson's leukemia treatment center had known each other for only a few months, but they already were very tight. T...
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Think you're fully covered for childbirth? Maybe you're not.Jul 03, 2015 5:30 am - Having a baby is a common health event, yet insurance coverage isn't always assured. Although the federal government recently clarified that many insurance plans must co...
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Aetna to buy Humana as health insurer landscape shiftsJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Aetna aims to spend about $35 billion to buy rival Humana and become the latest health insurer bulking up on government business as the industry adjusts to the federal h...
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Durbin pushes for greater access to heroin overdose antidoteJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wants more first responders and community organizations to be able to get their hands on a drug that's been heralded as a lifesaving antidote to...
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Entrepreneurs flex muscles on boutique gymsJun 28, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Slim one-room gyms are in, and the low cost of starting them is turning gym rats and workout instructors into entrepreneurs. There are no Olympic-sized pools,...
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Cost fears keep Medicare telemedicine from expandingJun 28, 2015 6:21 am - Donna Miles didn't feel like getting dressed and driving to her physician's office or to a retailer's health clinic near her Cincinnati home. For several days, she had t...
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Rabid bat found in Palatine the 4th in Cook County this yearJun 27, 2015 4:45 am - Four rabid bats have been found this year in Cook County, including one in Palatine earlier this month, and officials are urging people to know how to avoid contact with...
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Supreme Court gives Obama second big health care win, upholds nationwide tax subsidiesJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies underpinning President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, rejecting a major challen...