Articles filed under Health
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Health care Q&A for small business employeesOct 06, 2013 7:00 am - NEW YORK — If you're one of the nearly 60 million people in the U.S. who work at small businesses, the nation's new health care law likely will affect you in some way. S...
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Apps, tech try to ease stressOct 05, 2013 8:51 am - Smartphones and tablets that enable us to stay constantly connected aren’t exactly synonymous with rest and relaxation. But a slew of new apps and online programs are tr...
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Hospital launches pediatric tech centerOct 05, 2013 8:48 am - WASHINGTON — Children’s National Medical Center in Washington and Cerner, a health care technology provider based in Kansas City, Mo., are each investing several million...
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Ohio announces alternative lethal injection drugOct 04, 2013 10:42 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio prison officials said Friday they are keeping their primary lethal injection drug in place despite the state’s supply expiring, but they’ve added a...
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Prospect for quick end to shutdown is remoteOct 04, 2013 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — Prospects for a swift end to the 4-day-old partial government shutdown all but vanished Friday as lawmakers squabbled into the weekend and increasingly shi...
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Editorial: Prepare now for ‘aging in place’Oct 04, 2013 5:00 am - Anyone who lives long enough to face decisions about long-term care inevitably will have to determine the best place to live. While remaining in one’s home is the first ...
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Budget, debt unresolved on shutdown’s 3rd dayOct 03, 2013 8:37 am - WASHINGTON — Three days into a government shutdown, President Barack Obama pointedly blamed House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday for keeping federal agencies closed, w...
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Computer glitches linger for Illinois health exchangeOct 02, 2013 6:58 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ CHICAGO — Illinois officials thanked state residents for their patience Wednesday, the second day of a new online healt...
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Advocate Good Shepherd breaks ground on campus modernization projectOct 02, 2013 6:27 pm - Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington broke ground on its long-awaited campus modernization project Wednesday, according to a news release. More than 100 attend...
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Health plan prices on Illinois marketplace emergeOct 02, 2013 4:50 pm - Information on the prices of the health insurance policies available on the new Illinois marketplace is emerging, but slowly. The federal government released some prices...