Articles filed under Health
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A year after Maria, Puerto Rican kidney patients fear deathSep 19, 2018 1:00 am - VIEQUES, Puerto Rico - As weeks turned into months, the seats of the small plane began to empty out. In the beginning, 15 passengers flew from Vieques to the Puerto Rica...
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Harvest Hustle 5K to benefit Geneva Park District Scholarship FundSep 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Run through the prairie of Peck Farm Park at the Geneva Park District's 14th annual Harvest Hustle 5K! This chip-timed race will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22. On-site r...
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Pilot program to link paramedics, patients and house callsSep 18, 2018 5:30 am - Off-duty Palatine paramedics will make house calls to check on certain patients released from Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights as part of a new pilot pr...
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Unsafe conditions force Fox Valley Marathon races to end earlySep 17, 2018 1:00 am - The Fox Valley Marathon was shut down almost five hours into Sunday's races after organizers determined conditions were too hot and unsafe for runners. About 2,000 parti...
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Runners aim high at Fox Valley Marathon in St. CharlesSep 16, 2018 1:00 am - Hundreds of athletes - many aiming for the big time in Chicago or Boston - ran through St. Charles and surrounding communities Sunday during the 9th annual Fox Valley Ma...
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FACT CHECK: McCaskill's right: Hawley's lawsuit would end Affordable Care Act protectionsSep 13, 2018 7:00 am - McCaskill on drug coverage A major talking point in Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill's re-election campaign has been a pending lawsuit by her opponent, s...
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How Naperville group helping teens cope with stressSep 11, 2018 1:00 am - In the results of a survey taken last year, nearly 4,700 junior high and high school students in the Naperville area told adults their top three sources of stress are sc...
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Republicans lack votes - and appetite - to end 'Obamacare'Sep 11, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON Arizona's new senator says he'd vote to repeal the nation's health care law. That's one additional Republican ready to obliterate the statute because his pre...
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Analysis: Modest premium hikes next year as 'Obamacare' stabilizesSep 07, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest premium increases next year, and some will get price cuts. That's the con...
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Volunteers, DuPage sheriff reach deal over jail social servicesSep 04, 2018 1:00 am - Volunteers with J.U.S.T. of DuPage will continue to provide job training, addiction treatment and spiritual enrichment for inmates at the county jail as part of an agree...