Articles filed under Health
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Suburban counties sue opioid drug makers over overdose deathsDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Calling doctors, pharmacists and patients victims of "a coordinated, sophisticated and highly deceptive marketing campaign," prosecutors from five suburban counties file...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump says 'Obamacare' is repealed. It isn't.Dec 20, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has prematurely declared "Obamacare" dead and displayed a misunderstanding of where the money comes from to make the health law ...
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Schaumburg nursing division to move east, not westDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - While Schaumburg officials still plan to relocate their nursing and senior services division next summer, its destination now appears to be the northwest corner of Plum ...
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Idea Lab for pediatric patients honors longtime volunteersDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Les and Mary Wiberg may have retired from the classroom 25 year ago, but they will always be teachers. So in their namesake room on the pediatric floor of a Winfield hos...
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Good Shepherd's $247 million makeover completeDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - A four-year, $247 million project to modernize the campus of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barrington is complete, hospital officials announced Thursday. "Im...
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This is not your typical weight loss programDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - "I just didn't felt like myself. It truly knocked me off my feet in more ways than one." For Karen Such, her breast cancer diagnosis was a game changer. In addition to h...
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Editorial: Shared police social worker could be model ideaDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - Good cops must have some social-work skills to be effective. Being a good listener, dispensing sound advice, knowing when to use patience or a firm hand to defuse tense ...
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Why Do People Hate Obamacare, Anyway?Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - The Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare,” has roiled America since the day it was signed into law in 2010. From the start, the public was almost evenly divided betwe...
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How to handle the holidays while grievingDec 11, 2017 4:30 am - Here are suggestions from facilitators of a program called GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays for dealing with a loved one's death at this time of year: • Realize the h...
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How support groups help families celebrate holidays despite griefDec 11, 2017 4:30 am - After a loved one dies, the holidays are never the same. They can be festive. They can be cheerful. They can even be memorable. But they'll never be the way they were be...