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Advocate, NorthShore Hospitals To Merge
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two of the state’s largest health care systems have announced plans to merge. CBS 2’s Susanna Song reports Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystem plan to join...
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Giant Bra On Michigan Avenue Drawing Attention To Fight Against Breast Cancer
CHICAGO (CBS) — A giant pink bra has been erected on the Magnificent Mile to kick of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Advocate Health Care’s 16-foot “Support Bra” on Pioneer Plaza, next to the Tribune...
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‘Born To Fly The W’ Newborns Cheer On Cubs In Special Onesie
CHICAGO (CBS) — Newborn babies sport Chicago Cubs playoff onesies starting Friday at Advocate Health Care hospitals across the state, as the playoff season begins. “Born to Fly the W” Advocate Health...
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Study Links Better Nutrition To Shorter Hospital Stays
CHICAGO (CBS) — A new study has found a connection between people who are malnourished with having longer hospital stays. Researchers from Advocate Health Care and Abbott Laboratories screened new...
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False Positive Mammograms Can Delay Future Screenings, Study Finds
CHICAGO (CBS) — A new study has found women who receive false positive results from mammogram screenings are less likely to be re-tested within the next year, as experts recommend they do. The study of...
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Calculating the Impossible – Using Math to Make Records Happen
CHICAGO (CBS) — WBBM’s Rick Gregg speaks with Advocate Health Care Sports Medicine Director Dr. Philip Skiba about an upcoming attempt at running a marathon in under two hours. They also discuss how...
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Part Three: Calculating the Impossible, 2-Hour Marathon Attempt
CHICAGO (CBS) — Athletes take Sunday to Chicago’s streets for the Shamrock Shuffle, the unofficial opener to the running season. And as they set goals for the year, one Chicago doctor is reminding them...
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Part Two: Calculating the Impossible, 2-Hour Marathon Attempt
CHICAGO (CBS) — At the rate humans are developing, it’s believed that man will run a full marathon in under two hours sometime around 2075. But there’s an effort underway to try and clear that mark...
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Part One: Calculating the Impossible, 2-Hour Marathon Attempt
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago’s running season opens Sunday with the Shamrock Shuffle and unofficially ends in October with the Chicago Marathon. In between, in Italy, the year’s most interesting race will...
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Chicago-Area Doctor Helps 3 Runners Break Records By Using Math
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago’s running season opens Sunday with the Shamrock Shuffle and unofficially ends in October with the Chicago Marathon. In between, in Italy, the year’s most interesting race will...
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Cubs Honor Breast Cancer Survivors At Annual ‘Pink Out’ Game
CHICAGO (CBS) — The sea of blue that takes over the Friendly Confines for every Cubs home game was mixed with some pink during Sunday night’s game against the Yankees. “It’s an impressive show of...
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Cubs Kyle Schwarber Surprises Fans At Adult Down Syndrome Center in Park Ridge
Chicago (CBS) – Cubs Kyle Schwarber surprised fans today at his visit to the Adult Down Syndrome Center on Advocate Lutheran General Hospital’s campus this morning. (Photo Credits: Advocate Health...
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Walgreens, State Farm Among Companies With Most Chicago Job Postings On Indeed
CHICAGO (CBS)– As job losses continue to pile up during this pandemic, CBS 2 is Working For Chicago, providing information and resources you need to bounce back. A top HR expert at job site Indeed.com...
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