Lisa Schencker

A Medline plant in Waukegan. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Medline couple donates $25M to Northwestern to create new center focused on Alzheimer’s

October 24, 2024 at 4:52 p.m.

New artificial intelligence tools and analysis methods will be created through the center, to help neuroscientists study the genes and cell types affected by Alzheimer's disease.

North suburban-based Abbott Laboratories recently began selling its new Lingo device, a continuous glucose monitor that's available without a prescription. It's part of a larger trend, in which companies are increasingly promoting wearable devices aimed at people interested in improving their health and wellness. (Abbott Laboratories)

Will glucose monitors become the next wellness accessory? Abbott Laboratories moves beyond diabetes with new device

October 22, 2024 at 9:58 a.m.

A new device from Abbott Laboratories, called Lingo, is geared toward people who don’t have diabetes but want to see how food and activity affect their glucose levels.

A Walgreens store at State and Randolph streets in Chicago is seen in 2015. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Walgreens, grappling with continued financial losses, lays out plan to shutter 1,200 drugstores

October 16, 2024 at 8:59 a.m.

'While the decision to close a store is never an easy one, we feel confident in our ability to serve our customers,' Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth said.

The Baxter International facility in Marion, North Carolina — a major manufacturer of IV fluids and other medical supplies — was badly damaged by Hurricane Helene and had to halt operations. (Edward Olive/Dreamstime)

Following Hurricane Helene, Deerfield-based Baxter doesn’t expect to return to normal supply of IV fluids until end of 2024

October 9, 2024 at 4:21 p.m.

The hurricane last month led to flooding at Baxter’s North Cove plant, in Marion, N.C., forcing the company to temporarily shut down the facility. That plant was the largest manufacturer...

Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood on Feb. 8, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Lurie, Comer and Advocate Children’s named best children’s hospitals in Illinois by U.S. News

October 7, 2024 at 11:01 p.m.

Lurie Children’s Hospital is the No. 1 children’s hospital in Illinois and tied for third best in the Midwest this year, according to new rankings from U.S. News & World...

Inverness man pleads guilty in $14M COVID-19 testing fraud scheme

October 1, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

Lab “employees threw away untested, weeks-old specimens, but released purported test results to patients as negative for COVID-19,” according to the plea agreement.

A van in floodwaters near the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty)

Deerfield-based Baxter temporarily closes its largest plant following hurricane, raising questions about supply of medical solutions

September 30, 2024 at 6:09 p.m.

Baxter said it will provide an update, as soon as it is able to, about when it plans to resume production.

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