Articles filed under Health
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Chicago Marathon boss: After 40 years, we're still the people's raceOct 04, 2017 5:30 am - Editor's note: Carey Pinkowski has served as executive race director of the Chicago Marathon since 1990. He writes about the race's 40th anniversary on Sunday, and t...
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Saturday's 5K to benefit local NAMI organizationOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - The 2017 NAMI 5K will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Peg Bond Center, 151 N. Island Ave. in downtown Batavia. Advance registration by Thursday, Oct. 5, is...
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Anthem says market concerns forced exit from health exchangeSep 27, 2017 7:00 am - Health insurer Anthem said Wednesday that it is leaving Maine's health insurance exchange next year because of market volatility and uncertainty. The move means Maine is...
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Congress at crossroads after another GOP health care failureSep 27, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is at a crossroads after Republicans' stinging failure to repeal Barack Obama's health care law. But what's next - more partisan conflict, or ...
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Cancer survivor, doctor to climb Mount Kilimanjaro togetherSep 27, 2017 1:00 am - As a survivor of pancreatic cancer, Ken Brown believes that with the help of his doctor he's already climbed the highest mountain he'll ever encounter. Now, Brown and Dr...
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The GOP Repeal Bill Is Imploding. Here Are 5 Things Left Hanging On Obamacare.Sep 26, 2017 7:00 am - Republicans officially pulled the plug on their last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday. “We don’t have the votes,” said Sen. Bi...
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Sen. Collins Announces Opposition To GOP Bill To Replace ObamacareSep 25, 2017 7:00 am - Even a partial report from the Congressional Budget Office was enough to apparently tip the scales against the latest Republican effort to overhaul the Affordable Care A...
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Heroin, opioid detox just the start of recovery, not the cureSep 25, 2017 5:30 am - For all the benefits of making medically monitored detox more readily available, the process means nothing if the patient leaves and takes a pill, snorts a line or shoot...
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New version of health-care bill will help Alaska, Maine - home of two holdout senatorsSep 25, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The floundering Republican attempt to undo the Affordable Care Act met hardening resistance from key GOP senators Sunday that left it on the verge of collap...
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Constable: Camp One Step still saving two-time cancer survivorSep 24, 2017 8:00 am - The rhythmic rumble of a rushing L train clatters outside her kitchen window every few minutes. Colleen McGrath doesn't stop talking. She doesn't raise her voice. She ju...