Articles filed under Health
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Lake County joins national mental health initiativeJul 05, 2016 11:00 pm - Lake County is among 67 city, county and state governments selected by the Obama administration to participate in a new national initiative to identify and help people w...
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FDA approves Abbott's dissolving stent for U.S. patientsJul 05, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A medical implant that slowly dissolves into the body could be the answer to long-standing safety concerns with devices used to treat clogged arteries....
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First public tour this week of new Centegra Hospital-HuntleyJul 03, 2016 7:30 am - If you've been curious about the long-awaited new Centegra hospital in Huntley — expected to draw patients from towns on both sides of the I-90 corridor — your chance to...
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Nominate Your Favorite Nurse for the 2016 LRF Nurse of the Year AwardJun 30, 2016 11:00 pm - An exceptional hematology-oncology nurse is dedicated, loved by patients and is an invaluable part of the blood cancer treatment team. The Leukemia Research Foundation (...
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Great Western Freedom 4 adds Diaper Dash, Kids DashJun 29, 2016 5:30 am - People of all ages can race to the finish line or stroll along the LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles during the Lazarus House's 10th annual Great Western Freedo...
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Preckwinkle nominates 5 to county Health, Hospitals System boardJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has nominated five health experts to the governing board of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System. Sidney Thomas, Mary...
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Deadly, drug-resistant yeast infection is spreading around the worldJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. health officials are warning hundreds of thousands of clinicians in hospitals around the country to be on the lookout for an emerging and highly drug-resistant type...
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How neighbors can help cops improve mental health responseJun 28, 2016 5:00 am - How you can help the police respond to mental health crises
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New care center opens in Vernon HillsJun 27, 2016 1:00 am - VERNON HILLS - Northwestern Medicine has opened a new immediate care center that is available 365 days a year at the northwest corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Townline Ro...
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Buffalo Grove doctor charged in national health care fraud sweepJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - A Buffalo Grove physician is among 301 people charged in connection with a nationwide health care fraud sweep disclosed this week, the largest such action in U.S. histor...