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Health
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Advocate Sherman receives '100 top hospitals' honor
Mar 6, 2019 9:05 AM - Advocate Sherman Hospital has been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health. -
Chaplains observe Ash Wednesday at Central DuPage Hospital
Mar 6, 2019 10:57 AM - Four chaplains spent parts of Ash Wednesday administering ashes at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. -
GiGi's Playhouse to mark Down Syndrome Day March 21Mar 4, 2019 5:41 PM - Hoffman Estates-based GiGi's Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers, with 43 locations across the country and in Mexico, will be celebrating World Down Syndrome Day Thursday, March 21.
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Lilly offers half-price insulin in counter to drug cost pressure
Mar 4, 2019 8:33 AM - Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. will offer a half-priced version of its blockbuster insulin, becoming one of the first companies to effectively cut the price of a top-selling drug amid the ongoing U.S. debate over pharmaceutical costs. -
Should you move abroad for health care?
Mar 4, 2019 6:30 AM - Low-cost, quality health care usually isn't the main reason people move abroad. But reduced medical expenses are part of the lower living costs that prompt many Americans to relocate. -
Illinois Democrats seek to rein in drug prices; Republicans say it will backfire
Mar 2, 2019 4:08 PM - Democrats in the Illinois House are pushing a package of bills they say would help control the spiraling cost of prescription drugs. Republicans, however, are arguing that the issue is beyond the scope of state government, and that some of the proposals could end up costing taxpayers. -
Lake Forest Hospital receives energy, environmental certification
Mar 1, 2019 2:29 PM - Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification. -
'Something is in those vaccines': Lawmaker says mandatory measles shots are 'Communist'
Mar 1, 2019 9:32 AM - Rep. Kelly Townsend says the state is "prepared to give up our liberty, the very sovereignty of our body, because of measles."
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A training called Stop the Bleed helps civilians learn basic response techniques to help handle emergency hemorrhages. Here's how one instructor is bringing it to the suburbs.
Mar 1, 2019 3:40 PM - Emergency medical expert leads 'Stop the Bleed' training in Aurora -
Give a Pint of Blood Between March 11-17 Get a Limited-Edition St. Patrick's Day T-shirt
Mar 1, 2019 7:14 AM - This year's limited-edition Vitalant (formerly LifeSource) T-shirt offers two different designs but one very important message: your blood donation saves lives.
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