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VisionMed appointed ophthalmologist Omar Shakir and neurosurgeon Omar Choudhri to its Medical Advisory Board as the company pushes EMMA across procedural medicine.

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Pivot Energy gave $350,000 to Illinois nonprofits near its solar projects to support workforce training, energy assistance, land conservation and agricultural education.

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After 13 days without power at his Gary home, Validation Institute–validated benefits adviser Paul H. Flowers Jr. is using the experience to argue that many employers face a similar lack of control at health-plan renewal.

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Iowa-based Medical Associates Health Plans has launched Helios Care Management and Disease Management to consolidate clinical operations on one cloud-native system.

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Retired bodyguard, private investigator and author Maureen Hughes was featured on Close Up Radio on Sept. 30, where she discussed the organized-crime cases, murders and hidden histories that shaped her books.

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The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd. will host the next Arthur S. Kallow CLE Seminar Series presentation Aug. 20 in Chicago, focusing on how attorneys identify civil rights and medical negligence claims and protect clients’ rights.

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Imagine Healthcare said Madison Maskalunas has joined its Chicago interventional psychiatry team and began seeing clients Aug. 5 at the clinic’s West Grand Avenue location.

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Veggie Fest Chicago 2026 ended its 16th annual event in Lisle, Illinois, after organizers reported record Saturday attendance and a strong turnout of first-time visitors.

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Air Support Project, Windy City ToolBank and partners have launched Chi-CARN to give Chicago nonprofits and community groups access to clean air equipment, free N95 masks and other supplies.

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Runtime Verification and Assurea have formed a partnership to help medical device, SaMD and artificial-organ makers improve software safety, reliability and regulatory readiness.

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Mindora Counselling says its Central-based practice is drawing more men seeking therapy that fits Hong Kong’s work pressures and traditional expectations around masculinity.

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Kansas City telehealth provider OmniRx Health says it has passed 10,000 subscribers and widened its virtual primary care footprint to 44 licensed states.

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Jeff Buys Your House is partnering with the Chicago Wolves for the 2026-27 season to raise money for the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans.

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Influential Women is recognizing Artemis Malos, a Bartlett, Illinois aquatics and wellness professional with nearly 30 years of experience in swim instruction, coaching and water safety education.

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Biohackers World Conference & Expo returns to Chicago on Sept. 4-5, 2026, with 35 speakers, more than 65 exhibiting brands and two days of sessions on longevity, human performance and personal health.

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Contigo Wellness will unveil a Tú Importas Healing Mural on Aug. 22 in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood as part of a broader public art and wellness effort.

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Chicago entrepreneur Paris Winston is focusing on Teff, an ancient grain, as part of a broader push to link agriculture, nutrition and preventative wellness.

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A-S Medication Solutions is pitching provider-based medication dispensing as retail pharmacy closures and pharmacy deserts make access harder for patients.

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Rogue Books has released Funny Things Happen, a Chicago novel by Brooklyn Marie that presents polyamory and infidelity as part of modern relationships.

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Validity Diagnostics plans to highlight its second-generation urine specimen validity reagents at the SOFT-TIAFT 2026 Joint Meeting in Chicago on Sept. 19-24, 2026. The company says its True Essentials Panel is designed to help labs and employers…