Articles filed under Health
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Doctors: Ebola drug poses 'impossible dilemma'Aug 13, 2014 1:01 am - DAKAR, Senegal - Doctors treating a Sierra Leone physician with Ebola defended their decision not to give him an experimental drug, saying Wednesday they feared it was t...
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Alexian, Loyola team up on expanded pediatric servicesAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Arlington Heights-based Alexian Brothers Health System and Maywood-based Loyola University Health System said Wednesday they are partnering to expand the reach of their ...
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Barrington veteran creates charity to help spouses of woundedAug 12, 2014 5:30 am - Five days before the military leave that was to take him from Afghanistan to be at his wife's side for the birth of his son, Breg Hughes caught fire. The highly trained ...
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Spanish priest dies of Ebola; UN debates ethicsAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - MADRID - A Spanish missionary priest being treated for Ebola died Tuesday in a Madrid hospital amid a worldwide debate over who should get experimental Ebola treatments....
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Deadline to clear up health law eligibility nearAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The administration is warning hundreds of thousands of consumers they risk losing taxpayer-subsidized health insurance unless they act quickly to resolve is...
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Was Robin Williams' humor a symptom of his disease?Aug 12, 2014 1:00 am - When someone as sparklingly witty as Robin Williams commits suicide — as the actor, once named the funniest person alive by Entertainment Weekly, apparently did — our fi...
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New chapel a fitting first for Good Shepherd renovationsAug 11, 2014 5:00 am - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital will dedicate a new chapel today, making it the first portion of the hospital completed as part of the ongoing Campus Modernization Proje...
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Couple's video follows as joy turns to dread — and backAug 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Everything was so new and fun that it simply had to be shared. Making their first iMovie, newlyweds Robert and Erin Marshall used a time-lapse video to celebrate their ...
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Fahey Medical Center in Des Plaines closes due to foreclosureAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - A longtime medical clinic in Des Plaines has been evicted from the building that housed it, which is in foreclosure. The eviction notice from the Cook County Sheriff is ...
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Lawmaker wants override of Quinn's amendatory vetoAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - A Democratic legislator says he'll call for an override of Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed changes to a plan aimed at curbing additional medical bill fees. State Sen. William...