Articles filed under Health
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'It saved my life': Talk of Obamacare repeal worries addictsFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) - While the Affordable Care Act has brought health coverage to millions of Americans, the effects have been profound, even lifesaving, for some of...
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Case Study: Minimally Invasive Ultrasound Technology Treats Varicose VeinsFeb 20, 2017 10:00 pm - After undergoing varicose vein surgery 30 years ago, Mary Ann Mayer of Des Plaines was reluctant to see another vascular surgeon. Her surgery was performed in a hospital...
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The IUD rush: Why women are seeking birth control that can outlast a presidencyFeb 18, 2017 6:15 am - The day after President Donald Trump's inauguration, millions of women of all ages marched in the streets of major cities. In the past few months, there's been another, ...
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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital unveils $76 million additionFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - Caregivers and neighbors alike seemed impressed Saturday with the new $76 million expansion tower set to open at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. The 1...
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For California's Smallest Businesses, Obamacare Opened The DoorFeb 16, 2017 6:00 am - If Republicans in Congress scrap the Affordable Care Act, Carmina Bautista-Ortiz might have to go back to Mexico for health care. But she’d rather spend the time runni...
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Northwestern Medicine plans $2.5M cardiovascular expansion at CDH, DelnorFeb 14, 2017 8:00 am - Northwestern Medicine plans to use $2.5 million in gifts to expand cardiovascular services at its hospitals in Winfield, Geneva and DeKalb. Northwestern Medicin...
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Obamacare Came To Montana Indian Country And Brought JobsFeb 13, 2017 6:00 am - The Affordable Care Act created new health coverage opportunities for more than half a million Native Americans and Alaska Natives - and jobs have followed on its coatta...
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GOP dilemma on health law taxes: To repeal or not to repeal?Feb 11, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans love cutting taxes, especially if they were authored by a president named Barack Obama. But as they push their wobbly effort to erase his h...
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What Made Obamacare Succeed In Some States? Hint: It’s Not PoliticsFeb 10, 2017 6:00 am - Ask anyone about their health care and you are likely to hear about ailments, doctors, maybe costs and insurance hassles. Most people don’t go straight from “my heal...
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Threat Of Losing Obamacare Turns Some Apolitical Californians Into ProtestersFeb 09, 2017 6:00 am - ROSEVILLE, Calif. - Until recently, Paul Smith didn’t consider himself much of an activist. But he woke up hours before sunrise on Saturday to attend his first town ha...