Articles filed under Health
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A Tale Of Two Obamacare Co-Op Insurers: One Standing, One FallingNov 30, 2015 6:00 am - Thousands of Americans are again searching for health insurance after losing it for 2016. That’s because health cooperatives - large, low-cost insurers set up as part ...
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Losing a Hero to Alzheimer's the Story of PearlNov 29, 2015 10:00 pm - Author tells of her personal experience 'Losing a Hero to Alzheimer's' Patricia M. McClure shares warning signs, early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease CHICAGO - It took...
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Seizure-symptom app is latest Apple health research toolNov 29, 2015 4:22 am - Someday soon, Apple iPhones and watches might be able to recognize when someone's having an epileptic seizure and call for help. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University ...
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Construction picking up on Wheeling's Philhaven developmentNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - Construction on Wheeling's Philhaven Development, a project that's faced scrutiny since it was introduced in 2012, is picking up as crews clear the land just off Hintz R...
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Kenneth Young Center holds Mt. Prospect open houseNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - The Kenneth Young Center, a social service agency based in Elk Grove Village, held an open house last week for its new Mount Prospect location, which provides a variety ...
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Study; Some nonprofit hospitals charging uninsured patients moreNov 22, 2015 4:12 am - A lot of people who don't have health insurance worry about getting hit with huge bills if they go to the hospital. Most consumers probably don't realize that many hospi...
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Millennials and the false allure of online psychotherapyNov 21, 2015 6:01 am - My new patient, B., a 23-year-old graduate student, began our session by pulling out her iPhone. She had diagnosed herself with an anxiety disorder by taking a brief onl...
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Tech opens new doors for online mental-health careNov 21, 2015 5:00 am - When he's having a hard time coping, the 23-year-old Maryland man can get extra support with a few quick taps on his smartphone. That takes him to the Big White Wall, an...
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Conant students view live heart surgeryNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - About 250 Conant High School students planning on careers in health care watched a live broadcast of a heart surgery Wednesday in the auditorium of the Hoffman Estates s...
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Palatine run to raise funds for heart testingNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - The 7th annual Joshua Jared Hardy Memorial 5K run/2-mile walk, Hoofin' 4 Hardy, will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at Birchwood Park and Recreation Center, 435 W. I...