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Trump again pushes unproven drug as COVID-19 treatment
Jul 28, 2020 7:54 AM - A week after appearing to project a more serious tone about the coronaviru s, President Donald Trump is back to pushing unproven claims that an anti-malaria drug is an effective treatment and challenging the credibility of the nation's leading infectious disease expert. -
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
Jul 27, 2020 10:17 AM - The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race.
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Walgreens says Stefano Pessina plans to step down as chief executive
Jul 27, 2020 9:22 AM - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. said that Stefano Pessina plans to step down as chief executive officer, a move that comes as the drugstore giant faces the pandemic and longer-term shifts in the pharmacy business. -
Mobile COVID-19 testing starting Monday in Kane CountyJul 28, 2020 5:50 PM - A mobile unit managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health will provide free COVID-19 testing starting Monday in Aurora, Carpentersville, Elgin, Geneva and St. Charles, the Kane County Department of Public Health announced.
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Finding weapons to fight spread of COVID-19
Jul 25, 2020 8:13 AM - As COVID-19 cases spike across the country, here's a look at some advancements being made to combat the spread of the respiratory disease. -
Silver Cross creates occupational health program
Jul 24, 2020 2:29 PM - Silver Cross Hospital has opened Silver Cross Occupational Health, a program designed to keep employers and employees well, and build a healthy business climate within the community. -
NCH Medical Group acquires Schaumburg practiceJul 24, 2020 11:17 AM - Northwest Community Healthcare Medical Groupha has acquried Northwest Internal Medicine Group LLC, 455 S. Roselle Road, Suite 226, in Schaumburg.
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Freedom Home Care opens in Barrington
Jul 24, 2020 5:54 AM - Freedom Home Care, a home care and medical staffing agency, is opening of a new location at 836 S. Northwest Hwy. in Barrington. -
Court backs Trump expansion of cheap health insurance plans
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Walgreens joins retailers requiring masks in stores
Jul 17, 2020 2:25 PM - Deerfield-based drugstore chain Walgreens Friday joined a list of national retailers that are requiring customers to wear face masks in all of its stores due to an increase in new coronavirus cases across the country.
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