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Illinois Senate OKs Health Coverage Exchange Plan
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Illinois Senate OKs Health Coverage Exchange Plan

Lawmakers voted Thursday 37-19 to send the House a bill -- HB3227 -- establishing the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace. Read »

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Woman Delivers Own Baby

Woman Delivers Own Baby

Erica Bovino, of Southington, CT, was alone and had no time to get to a hospital when her daughter, Stella,... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness

Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness

he eighth graders at Staley Middle School in Frisco, Texas are undergoing a different sort of physical Watch »

May 23, 2013
Clinic In Can Headed To Oklahoma

Clinic In Can Headed To Oklahoma

Unique portable clinic to provide medical care to tornado victims. Katie Taube reports. Watch »

May 23, 2013
Ex-Staffers Question First Aid at Six Flags

Ex-Staffers Question First Aid at Six Flags

Some former employees say the park sometimes seemed more concerned about its image than providing proper medical car... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Device Detects When Child is Left in Hot Car

Device Detects When Child is Left in Hot Car

College students in Maryland invent device that detects when a child is left behind in a dangerously hot Watch »

May 22, 2013
Accidental Drowning is Biggest Risk to Children Under 5: Report

Accidental Drowning is Biggest Risk to Children Under 5: Report

New report finds accidental drowning is biggest risk to children 5 and under. Erika Edwards reports. Watch »

May 22, 2013
The Love Train is Coming

The Love Train is Coming

The public transportation system in Prague wants to take riders on a new kind of journey. Watch »

May 22, 2013
Hospitals Prepare for Natural Disasters

Hospitals Prepare for Natural Disasters

What if the tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla. had swept through Chicago? Experts in emergency... Watch »

May 21, 2013
NBC Chicago Fitness Club

NBC Chicago Fitness Club

Tips for helping you live a better, healthier life. Read »

May 8, 2012
Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy

Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy

Thirty years after massive toxic contamination was discovered at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Marines and... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Cholesterol Testing Approved for Kids

Cholesterol Testing Approved for Kids

Doctors approve cholesterol testing on younger children. Emily Longnecker reports. Watch »

May 21, 2013

"Superbug Zapper" Tackles Rising Hospital Threat

Antibiotic resistant superbugs are on the rise in hospitals. A new "superbug zapper" is being used at UCLA... Watch »

May 21, 2013
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools

CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools

Health officials at the CDC say they found fecal bacteria in more than half of the water samples taken... Watch »

May 20, 2013
High School Removes Photos of Pregnant Students

High School Removes Photos of Pregnant Students

A Michigan high school removed full body photos of pregnant students from their yearbook. WOOD's Heather Walker tell Watch »

May 17, 2013
If Sexual Dysfunction Were a Virus,

If Sexual Dysfunction Were a Virus, "It'd Be Pandemic": Expert

Half of the U.S. population aged 40 and older suffer with a sexual dysfunction. And experts say these... Watch »

May 16, 2013
Docs Paid Thousands to Promote Drugs They Prescribe

Docs Paid Thousands to Promote Drugs They Prescribe

Scores of Chicago-area doctors added tens of thousands of dollars to their incomes last year by making speeches for... Watch »

May 15, 2013
Stars React to Jolie's Announcement

Stars React to Jolie's Announcement

Stars took time out from the ABC's Upfront party to react to news of Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy. Watch »

May 15, 2013
The Caveman Diet

The Caveman Diet

The new health craze called the Paleo or Caveman diet hits Florida. WFLA's Natalie Shepherd reports. Watch »

May 21, 2013
Teacher's Cancer Fight Imparts Valuable Lessons

Teacher's Cancer Fight Imparts Valuable Lessons

A Texas science teacher with pancreatic cancer is using her fight against a seemingly impossible foe to... Watch »

May 15, 2013
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