Articles filed under Health
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Preckwinkle nominates 5 to county Health, Hospitals System boardJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has nominated five health experts to the governing board of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System. Sidney Thomas, Mary...
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Deadly, drug-resistant yeast infection is spreading around the worldJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. health officials are warning hundreds of thousands of clinicians in hospitals around the country to be on the lookout for an emerging and highly drug-resistant type...
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How neighbors can help cops improve mental health responseJun 28, 2016 5:00 am - How you can help the police respond to mental health crises
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New care center opens in Vernon HillsJun 27, 2016 1:00 am - VERNON HILLS - Northwestern Medicine has opened a new immediate care center that is available 365 days a year at the northwest corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Townline Ro...
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Buffalo Grove doctor charged in national health care fraud sweepJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - A Buffalo Grove physician is among 301 people charged in connection with a nationwide health care fraud sweep disclosed this week, the largest such action in U.S. histor...
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Harper College deal would mean indoor pool for Palatine residentsJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine Park District residents could be just two years away from a long-sought indoor pool through a pending agreement between the district and Harper College. Harper ...
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HHS Targets Young Adults In 2017 Obamacare Enrollment PlanJun 21, 2016 7:00 am - Amid early signs that insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act might rise significantly next year, administration officials Tuesday previewed their plans to incr...
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Feds will use tax penalty data to find uninsured millennialsJun 21, 2016 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - With time running out for the Obama administration to prove the success of the Affordable Care Act, officials are aggressively targeting a g...
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Early Bird Discount Available Now: Santa Hustle 5K ChicagoJun 20, 2016 11:00 pm - Grab a group and make plans to participate in the 8th annual Santa Hustle 5K on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Chicago! Early bird specials are available now through July...
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Germ sleuths go high-tech in battle against drug resistanceJun 19, 2016 7:16 am - After salmonella poisoned people in Minnesota in 2014, state germ sleuths already had a suspicion of what the culprit might be: raw, stuffed chicken that had caused clos...