Articles filed under Health
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Some flu vaccines promise a little more protectionSep 02, 2013 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — Flu vaccination is no longer merely a choice between a jab in the arm or a squirt in the nose. This fall, some brands promise a little extra protection. For...
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Huge shortage of caregivers looms for baby boomers, report saysSep 01, 2013 6:35 am - WASHINGTON — Americans should expect an enormous shortage in caregivers for older people in the coming decades, with a dearth of friends and family members available to ...
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Wal-Mart same-sex benefits about-face pressures holdoutsSep 01, 2013 6:30 am - NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores’s decision to extend health-care benefits to workers’ same-sex partners removes one of the biggest holdouts and adds pressure on other resista...
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States experimenting to lower health care costsSep 01, 2013 6:07 am - SALEM, Ore. — Oregon health officials are concentrating on coordinating services and preventing hospital stays. New Jersey medical centers are rewarding doctors who can ...
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4 tips for savvy health care shoppingSep 01, 2013 6:02 am - Your employer and President Obama are imploring you to become a better health care consumer. They want everyone to take a more active role in their care because it’s vit...
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Holy Family hospital offers walk-in mammogramsAug 29, 2013 4:12 pm - The Women’s Imaging Center at Presence Holy Family Medical Center in Des Plaines is now offering patients the ability to get walk-in mammogram screening without an appoi...
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Maryville denies psychiatric hospital is unsafe for nursesAug 28, 2013 4:20 pm - Maryville Academy has issued a statement denying a nurses union’s claims about unsafe working conditions at the academy’s Behavioral Health Hospital in Des Plaines. The ...
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Accountable care groups serving Medicare patientsAug 28, 2013 4:15 pm - More than 200,000 Illinois Medicare patients will have their health care needs coordinated by federally designated accountable care organizations. Below is a list of the...
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Doctors search patient data for unneeded costsAug 28, 2013 8:00 am - Hospitals and doctors serving tens of thousands of Illinois patients are taking part in an ambitious program under President Barack Obama's health law that's designed to...
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Fraud alleged by in-house doctors’ firmAug 27, 2013 4:11 pm - Prosecutors have announced arrests in a health care fraud case that they say extended to several states. The U.S. attorney’s office says agents on Tuesday arrested the ...