Articles filed under Health
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UnitedHealth earnings rise 6 pct, top Wall St. expectationsJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - UnitedHealth's fourth-quarter earnings rose nearly 6 percent in a performance that topped Wall Street expectations, and the nation's largest health insurer brought an op...
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Kenneth Young Center to open new facility in Mt. ProspectJan 21, 2015 12:00 am - The Kenneth Young Center, a social-service provider based in Elk Grove Village, is in the process of opening a drop-in center in Mount Prospect. The facility, at 1585 De...
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Advocate Lutheran General receives top nursing honor for third timeJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has once again attained Magnet recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program. This vol...
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New Ronald McDonald House in Winfield welcomes its first familyJan 19, 2015 4:30 am - Lisa and Chris Post are about to take the next step in what has been an unimaginably painful journey — their little boy's battle against a brain tumor. But on Sunday, as...
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GOP divided over using budget process on health care lawJan 19, 2015 12:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans running Congress have promised to use every weapon in their arsenal to take down President Barack Obama's health care law. But now some are...
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New tax forms to fill out on health insurance coverageJan 18, 2015 6:28 am - WASHINGTON - Be prepared for the tax man to get even more personal this year - with questions about your health insurance. For the first time, you'll have to state wheth...
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New Ronald McDonald House ready to open in WinfieldJan 17, 2015 6:34 am - To continue their young son's fight against a brain tumor, Lisa and Chris Post are going to temporarily say goodbye to their home in Michigan today. The family will trav...
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Medicare chief steps down, ran health care rolloutJan 16, 2015 12:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare's top administrator unexpectedly resigned Friday, becoming the latest casualty of the troubled rollout of the president's health care law. A f...
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Booking a trip to the ER on your smartphone? It's a breezeJan 15, 2015 12:01 am - TRENTON, N.J. - It's like OpenTable for medical appointments. No waiting weeks to see a dermatologist. No sitting for hours in the emergency room. No frantic calls to fi...
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Naperville Marathon plans more downtown involvementJan 15, 2015 12:00 am - Naperville Marathon organizers say they are charting a course for the third annual race that more directly involves the commercial area of the city's downtown. The next...