Articles filed under Health
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AbbVie names new research and development chiefMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - North Chicago-ased AbbVie has named Michael Severino, M.D. its new Executive Vice President, Research and Development and Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Severino's track...
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Watchdog: No proof treatment delays killed vetsMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - New complaints about long wait lists and falsified patient appointment reports have surfaced at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics across the country, t...
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Hines VA hospital under scrutinyMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Federal investigators have visited a veterans hospital in suburban Chicago to look into an allegation that secret lists were used to conceal long patient wait times for ...
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Two DuPage residents part of 5 lung transplants in a dayMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - Julie D'Agostino and her father were driving home last week from Wisconsin when she got the phone call she long had hoped to receive. The 21-year-old Elmhurst resident l...
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Consumers losing doctors with new insurance plansMay 14, 2014 1:00 am - MIAMI — The first thing Michelle Pool did before picking a plan under President Barack Obama's health insurance law was check whether her longtime primary care doctor wa...
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Perfect Mother's Day gift? How about a breast-milk bankMay 10, 2014 11:00 pm - The suburbs have plenty of reasons to celebrate breast-feeding this Mother's Day. The suburbs are home to a mom who donated more than 127 gallons of her breast milk to s...
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Prosthetic arm from Segway inventor approved by FDAMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - A prosthetic arm made by a company founded by Segway inventor Dean Kamen was approved for sale by U.S. regulators, who called it the first such device able to respond to...
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Land of Lincoln Health to stick around for 2015May 08, 2014 1:01 am - A new nonprofit offering health insurance in Illinois will keep offering plans next year despite capturing only a small portion of customers on the new insurance marketp...
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Back to the 80s. But are warm temps here to stay?May 08, 2014 1:00 am - A 35-degree wind chill Tuesday morning. A mid-80s forecast today. A 50-degree swing isn't that unusual for spring in Chicago, but the warm weather doesn't necessarily me...
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Hoffman Estates promotes Women's Checkup DayMay 07, 2014 1:01 am - The village of Hoffman Estates will take part in National Women's Health Week, which runs this year from Sunday, May 11 through Saturday, May 17. As part of the effort, ...