Health Care
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Study: Bernie Sanders's health plan is actually kind of a train wreck for the poor
Mar 01, 2016 4:54 am - Millions of families among the working poor and lower-middle class would be substantially worse off under the health care plan proposed by Bernie Sanders, according to a...
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What you can learn from 36-year-old woman's heart attackFeb 25, 2016 5:09 am - Picture a heart attack survivor, and Jennifer Podkasik of Naperville is not the image that comes to mind. Imagine how a heart attack happens, and the way Podkasik's str...
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Women's heart facts for American Heart MonthFeb 22, 2016 4:30 am - During February, American Heart Month, doctors are educating women that heart attacks can come with atypical symptoms - other than the classic chest pressure or pain - t...
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Winchester Endoscopy Center partners with Surgical Care AffiliatesFeb 16, 2016 10:37 am - DEERFIELD - Surgical Care Affiliates has partnered with the physician members of Winchester Endoscopy Center in a new ambulatory surgical facility in Libertyville. The c...
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Small businesses traverse health care, tax complexitiesFeb 08, 2016 8:14 am - NEW YORK - As more requirements of the health care law take effect, income tax filing season becomes more complex for small businesses. Companies required to offer healt...
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Abbott to buy medical test maker Alere for $5.8BFeb 02, 2016 9:14 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Abbott Laboratories will buy Alere for $4.8 billion as it tries to expand its medical-testing business. The deal is worth $5.8 billion when restricted st...
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Deadline for health insurance enrollment is tonight
Feb 01, 2016 4:54 am - Sunday night is the sign-up deadline for subsidized private health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law. Administration officials say the deadline i...
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501st Legion brings smiles at Edward HospitalJan 28, 2016 5:00 am - Pediatric patients at Naperville's Edward Hospital had at least 501 reasons to smile on a recent January morning. That's because members of two charitable groups - the 5...
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Schaumburg to host blood drive Jan. 28Jan 20, 2016 9:53 am - The village of Schaumburg will host a community blood drive in recognition of National Blood Donor Month from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at The Barn, 231 Civic...
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Edward-Elmhurst re-ups to sponsor Naperville race through 2018Jan 22, 2016 5:19 am - Edward-Elmhurst Health will continue to sponsor the distance-running race established in 2013 in Naperville with an agreement announced Tuesday that lasts through 2018. ...