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UChicago Medicine to Begin Offering Urgent Care in Homewood

Silence DoGood - January 17, 2023

The Homewood urgent care clinic will offer care for everything from headaches, nausea, and upper respiratory infections to sprains and fractures. It will also offer point-of-care lab testing. #uchicago #urgentcare

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After Losing Both Ovaries, Breast Cancer Survivor Gives Birth to Identical Twins on Her Two-year Cancer-free Anniversary

Silence DoGood - January 16, 2023

“Despite a breast cancer diagnosis, chemotherapy, and losing both ovaries, Shelly’s dream of having three children came true,” said Dr. Goldman. #breastcancer

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Rep. Moeller, Colleagues Promote Cervical Health Awareness Month in Illinois for January

Silence DoGood - January 11, 2023

Cervical cancer affects 13,000 American women year, often in the prime of their lives, and 4,000 of them die. #cervicalcancer

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Bill Contains Legal Protections for Providers, Out-of-State Patients

Silence DoGood - January 9, 2023

Insurance plans regulated by the state would be required to cover abortion medications typically used up to about 10 weeks of pregnancy, in addition to gender-affirming medications like hormones... #abortion

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Attorney General Raoul Announces $10.7 Billion Settlement with Walgreens and CVS Over Opioid Epidemic Allegations

Silence DoGood - December 13, 2022

Once the settlement goes into effect, funds to Illinois will be allocated according to the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement that Raoul previously reached with state’s attorneys. #opioids

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Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Swimming Skills Found Across Generations

Silence DoGood - December 12, 2022

Black children ages 10-14 years old drown in swimming pools at rates over seven times higher than white children, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). #swimming

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Advancing Lung Cancer Diagnosis With Robotics

Silence DoGood - December 11, 2022

Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital is now offering robotic-assisted bronchoscopy to enable earlier and more accurate diagnosis of lung cancer. #lungcancer

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Free Head and Neck Cancer Screening December 7 at Northwestern Medicine Orland Park

Silence DoGood - November 30, 2022

Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide with approximately 68,000 cases diagnosed per year in the United States... #cancerscreening

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Attorney General Raoul Announces $6.6 Billion Settlement with Opioid Makers Teva and Allergan

Silence DoGood - November 23, 2022

Teva manufactures the branded fentanyl products Actiq and Fentora, as well as generic opioids including oxycodone. #opioid

Community

CCDPH Awarding over $14 Million in Community Grants for Behavioral Health Interventions