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14th Congressional race: How Underwood, Oberweis differ on health care

By Russell Lissau
Sep 18, 2020 5:30 AM - Lauren Underwood and Jim Oberweis, the candidates for Illinois' 14th Congressional District seat, have different views on health care.
Virtual Reality Immerses Northwestern Medicine Clinicians in Realistic Training Simulations While Remaining Physically Distant

By Kim Waterman
Sep 18, 2020 2:48 PM - Hands-on training for clinicians usually requires the medical team to surround a patient. However, with COVID-19 recommendations encouraging physical distance as much as possible, the professional development team at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill. and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, Ill., is using of a virtual reality (V/R) system for simulation training. Teams of nurses, doctors and clinical staff are donning V/R headsets that immerse them in realistic treatment scenarios. Hand held controllers allow the team to perform assessments and interact with a virtual patient who can be programmed to have just about any medical condition and a full range of symptoms.
Best of the Best: Commitment to high quality care earns Northwest Community Healthcare honor

Sep 17, 2020 11:48 AM - Rooted in its mission to improve the health of the communities it serves and to meet individual health care needs, it's no surprise that Northwest Community Healthcare won the Daily Herald Readers' Choice Best of the Best -- Best Hospital Award in 2020.
Winfield's president plans to veto downtown redevelopment deal with CDH

By Scott C. Morgan
Sep 17, 2020 8:36 AM - Winfield Village President Erik Spande says he will veto Town Center redevelopment plans with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. But Spande's veto could be overruled by trustees who have a majority on the board.
Baxter reaches deal to distribute kidney diagnostic test

Sep 16, 2020 2:25 PM - Baxter International Inc. said Wednesday it has reached a deal to distribute a new kidney injury test in the U.S. and Europe, following regulatory approval and launch in both markets.
U.S. outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE
Sep 16, 2020 1:39 PM - The government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effective shot is developed, even as top health officials faced questions about political interference with virus information reaching the public.
Dr. Bruce E. Cohen to lead orthopaedic group

Sep 15, 2020 3:02 PM - Dr. Bruce E. Cohen, an orthopaedic surgeon from North Carolina, has been named president of the Rosemont-based American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society.
Do you need to check your neck?

By Romy Block M.D., F.A.C.E.
Sep 15, 2020 6:35 AM - September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Do you need to check your neck? Dr. Romy Block, division chief of endocrinology and metabolism at NorthShore University HealthSystem, talks about the symptoms of thyroid disease.
Underwood bashes federal response to COVID-19; Oberweis review mixed

By Russell Lissau
Sep 12, 2020 5:35 PM - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville bashes the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as "extraordinarily poor," while GOP rival Jim Oberweis offers a mixed review.
CDH gets approval to build new parking deck in Winfield, but 2 trustees say they'll resign

By Scott C. Morgan
Sep 10, 2020 9:10 PM - Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital has won approval from Winfield to expand its downtown footprint with a new parking deck, but the vote by the village board was not without controversy as two trustees suddenly announced they're resigning.

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