Articles filed under Health
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Youth issue-oriented film screenedNov 06, 2016 12:00 am - A movie screening for local teens and families is set for Wednesday, Nov. 9, at PM&L Theatre, 877 Main St., in downtown Antioch. The not-yet-released feature film, "LIST...
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Community Triage Center opens in Chicago, also serves suburbsNov 06, 2016 12:00 am - Cook County Health & Hospitals System last week opened the new pilot Community Triage Center. The center provides 24/7 intervention and stabilization services for indiv...
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CVS Health to cut 50 jobs at local facilitiesNov 03, 2016 1:00 am - CVS Health has announced that it is letting go of about 600 employees - including about 50 jobs in Illinois - as it streamlines operations in what it calls an effort to ...
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Insurers, Hospitals Clash Over Help Paying Obamacare PremiumsOct 31, 2016 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - Having health insurance is vital for 21-year-old Mercedes Nimmer, who takes several expensive prescription drugs to manage multiple sclerosis. So Nimmer ...
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Buffalo Grove mom pushes to find brain disease cureOct 31, 2016 6:00 am - Ilyce Randell had never heard of Canavan disease before that sunny March day in 1998 when doctors diagnosed her then 5-month-old son, Max, with the rare, fatal brain dis...
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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Again recognized for outstanding patient safety recordOct 30, 2016 11:00 pm - Downers Grove, Ill - The Leapfrog Group today announced that Advocate Lutheran General Hospital earned an A grade for excellence in patient safety. Lutheran General has ...
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Change sought in addressing mental health issues in Lake CountyOct 27, 2016 1:00 am - Gathering and sharing information across a range of concerned interests will be key to more efficient and effective services, say members of the new Lake County Mental H...
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Mental Health Coalition meetsOct 25, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the start time An introduction meeting of the Lake County Mental Health Coalition is set for 10 a.m. Thursday,...
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Rush, Midwest Orthopaedics expand in Oak BrookOct 25, 2016 1:00 am - Rush University Medical Center and Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush said Tuesday they are expanding access to health care with a new multi-million-dollar professional bu...
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Pharma's new exec takes flight for quick transportationOct 24, 2016 5:00 am - Rick Munschauer is a neurologist who also worked in academia and other roles with pharmacy companies before becoming vice president and chief medical officer of Northbro...