Articles filed under Health
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Good Shepherd Hospital plans $247 million modernizationMay 07, 2013 5:00 pm - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital officials are hoping to get permission next month to embark on a four-year, $247 million modernization of the nearly 35-year-old facility...
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State opens grant process for health guidesMay 06, 2013 3:33 pm - The race is on in Illinois for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance. Gov. Pat Quinn’s office announced Monday a competitive gra...
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Northwest Community ends merger hunt, wants all decisions made locallyMay 06, 2013 11:09 am - Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Healthcare’s board has decided not to pursue any possible mergers, ending months of speculation of whether the hospital would...
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AbbVie hepatitis treatment designated breakthrough therapyMay 06, 2013 9:27 am - North Chicago-based AbbVie said its investigational treatment of the hepatitis C virus infection has been designated as a breakthrough therapy by the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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Suburbanite’s plight highlights need for Latino bone marrow donorsMay 06, 2013 5:30 am - After three years of living with a debilitating bone marrow disease, Neftali Hernandez is hoping to find a bone marrow donor so he can start living a normal life again, ...
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Alexian Brothers supporters celebrate at Ball de FleurMay 05, 2013 3:08 pm - Supporters of the Alexian Brothers Health System have a lot to celebrate these days. One month after opening their $126 million Alexian Brothers Women’s & Children’s Hos...
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Fewer health applicants than expected in IllinoisMay 05, 2013 7:32 am - Only six insurance carriers have told the state of Illinois they want to sell a combined 165 health policies on the state’s online insurance marketplace under the nation...
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Businesses may get sticker shock on health careMay 05, 2013 6:24 am - NEW YORK — Small business owners may be experiencing sticker shock now that insurers are revealing the rates they want to charge under the new health care law. So far, ...
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U.S. to delete data on hospital mistakes from websiteMay 05, 2013 6:12 am - WASHINGTON — Two years ago, over objections from the hospital industry, the United States announced it would add data about “potentially life-threatening” mistakes made ...
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Texas plant that blew up carried only $1 million policyMay 04, 2013 5:14 pm - McALLEN, Texas — The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage ...