Articles filed under Health
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Becker's Hospital Review Names Advocate Lutheran General Hospital among 100 Hospitals, Health Systems With Great Oncology ProgramsAug 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Becker's Hospital Review has named Advocate Lutheran General Hospital to its 2016 list of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Oncology Programs. The list featur...
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101-year-old Fred Kays still on the goAug 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Fred Kays may be 101, but he can be seen driving his three-wheeled scooter from his home in downtown Downers Grove to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital's Health and Welln...
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Maine Township expands access to mental health servicesAug 21, 2016 11:00 pm - One in five adults will be diagnosed with a mental disorder within any given year. Maine Township's MaineStay Youth & Family Services now offers residents convenient acc...
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Putting a computer in your brain is no longer science fictionAug 20, 2016 7:15 am - VENICE BEACH, Calif. - Like many in Silicon Valley, technology entrepreneur Bryan Johnson sees a future in which intelligent machines can do things like drive cars on th...
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Hundreds apply for PhilHaven supportive housing in WheelingAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - The first person to line up for a chance to get an apartment at PhilHaven, a supportive housing development for people with disabilities opening in Wheeling this Decembe...
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Obamacare Marketplace Shakeout Rocks Arizona, SoutheastAug 18, 2016 7:00 am - Some of the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces are in turmoil as the fourth open enrollment season approaches this fall, but what’s ahead for consumers ver...
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Survey: Millions More Californians Insured After Obamacare Launch, Medicaid ExpansionAug 18, 2016 7:00 am - Nearly three-quarters of Californians who didn’t have health insurance before the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014 are now covered, but those still uninsured ar...
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Walgreens to launch safe medication disposal program in OregonAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreens Thursday is launching its safe medication disposal kiosk program in Oregon with the installation of drug take-back kiosks at six Walgreens drug...
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People With Obamacare Plans Filled More Prescriptions, But Had Lower CostsAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - The 2010 health law was meant to expand insurance coverage so that Americans could get medical care they would otherwise go without - and not spend a fortune doing so. T...
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Go Fish 5K raises funds for food pantryAug 17, 2016 5:30 am - On Saturday, Aug. 20, Dundee Township residents are invited to come out and work up a sweat for the FISH Food Pantry. That's the day of the annual Go Fish 5K Family Walk...