Articles filed under Health
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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care lawMay 18, 2013 1:32 pm - WASHINGTON — Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative...
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Brain food: How to ‘trick’ kids into eating healthyMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - When Christine Palumbo served food to her kids, she conveniently forgot to mention that it was healthy. She simply told them how delicious it would be — even before they...
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Medicaid expansion debate ahead in Illinois HouseMay 16, 2013 5:18 pm - The Illinois House is gearing up to consider a key part of President Barack Obama’s health care law, an expansion of Medicaid that would provide coverage to low-income a...
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Centegra focusing on Huntley hospital, not rivals’ mergerMay 16, 2013 1:35 pm - After failing to block the merger of Sherman Health and Advocate Health Care, rival Centegra Health System says it will now concentrate on building its hospital in Huntl...
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Hospice nurse, author to speak May 21-22May 15, 2013 11:52 am - JourneyCare (formerly Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois) will co-sponsor presentations by nationally recognized author and speaker Maggie Callanan on ...
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Hospira reappoints chief scientific officerMay 15, 2013 9:24 am - Lake Folrest’s Hospira, Inc. has reappointed Sumant Ramachandra, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president and chief scientific officer, effective May 17. Ramachandra returns t...
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Advocate recognized as ‘Great Place to Work’May 15, 2013 9:21 am - For the fourth consecutive year, Oak Brook-based Advocate Health Care is being recognized as a “100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Hospital Review and B...
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SNAP wants ex-priest fired from Des Plaines facilityMay 15, 2013 12:15 am - A victims' advocacy group is calling for an ex-priest accused of sexual misconduct to be removed from his job at Des Plaines health facility where he counsels people str...
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Women have new options for breast cancer surgeryMay 14, 2013 9:51 am - Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramaticall...
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Good Shepherd Breast Center wins accreditationMay 13, 2013 3:31 pm - The Breast Center at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Barrington has earned a full, three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Cente...