Articles filed under
Health
-
Elmhurst Hospital president named to board of global organization
Apr 19, 2019 9:50 AM - The President and CEO of Elmhurst Hospital, Pamela Dunley, has been named to the Planetree International Board of Directors. Planetree is a global organization with a 40-year history of partnering with providers across the continuum of care to transform organizational cultures to deliver person-centered care. -
Abbott CEO: We have cash for acquisitions, but see nothing attractive
Apr 17, 2019 1:00 PM - Abbott Laboratories is back in the driver's seat when it comes to acquisitions, Chief Executive Officer Miles White said. Problem is, nothing looks good. -
Students honor Arlington Heights organ donor who helped save lives
Apr 16, 2019 6:37 PM - Students filled the gymnasium of South Middle School in Arlington Heights Tuesday -- many of them wearing the color green -- to promote organ donation and remember a classmate's brother who has helped save lives. -
CDC reports 90 new measles cases as outbreak approaches record
Apr 15, 2019 10:02 AM - For the third week in a row, U.S. health officials have added dozens of new reports to the year's list of confirmed measles cases, bringing the total to 555 -- already the highest number in the past five years.
-
Area senior living communities help residents remain connected
Apr 13, 2019 6:00 AM - Maintaining contact with family members and longtime friends (who often feel like family!), as well as making new friends, is vital as we age. Isolation is bad for people. In fact, it can be downright debilitating. -
Brain zaps boost memory in people over 60, study finds
Apr 13, 2019 6:00 AM - Zapping the brains of people over 60 with a mild electrical current improved a form of memory enough that they performed like people in their 20s, a new study found. -
Constable: Girl with autism shares art -- and joy -- with patients
Apr 16, 2019 11:48 AM - A patient at Lurie Children's Hospital for as long as she can remember, 12-year-old Mackenzie Collins uses the animal images associated with every floor as inspiration for her art. The girl with autism says she hopes to bring comfort and happiness to other patients with her collection of "Lurie Animals" characters.
-
County health clinic grand opening Friday in Arlington HeightsApr 11, 2019 4:51 PM - Cook County officials will cut the ribbon Friday to mark the opening of the Cook County Health Arlington Heights Health Center on the north side of the village.
-
Bernie Sanders set to unveil new 'Medicare-for-all' legislation
-
Author Harriet Washington to speak at Oakton College April 26Apr 10, 2019 5:09 PM - Noted science writer, editor and ethicist Harriet Washington will present "Building Equity in Health Care" during an appearance at 2 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, in Rooms 1604-1606. Washington is the award-winning author of "Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present." The 2007 book that chronicles the history of medical experimentation on African Americans received numerous honors, including a National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN Oakland Award and the American Library Association Black Caucus Nonfiction Award.
Show 1-10 of 4,209
next »
bottom clear