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    Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Chicago dad, baby are shot as he changes her diaper

    A Chicago man and his baby daughter were shot while he changed her diaper in a van on the street, police said Monday. Jonathan Watkins, 29, was shot in the left side, cheek and right buttock, police said. His daughter, identified by family members as ...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings, Chicago Tribune

    2. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Actor burned at Lyric Opera of Chicago dress rehearsal; father there

    A performer with Lyric Opera of Chicago suffered serious burns Monday afternoon when his face went up in flames during a dress rehearsal of Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg” at the Civic Opera House in Chicago.
    A performer with Lyric Opera of Chicago suffered serious burns Monday afternoon when his face went up in flames during a dress rehearsal of Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg” at the Civic Opera House in Chicago. Wesley Daniel,...

    Tags: Roosevelt University, Hospitals and Clinics, Celebrities, Harry S. Truman, Civic Opera House

    3. Jan 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk hospitalized after suffering stroke

    Sen. Mark Kirk was hospitalized after suffering a stroke over the weekend and underwent surgery Monday in Chicago, his office said.
    Sen. Mark Kirk was hospitalized after suffering a stroke over the weekend and underwent surgery Monday in Chicago, his office said. According to a statement, Kirk, 52, checked himself in to Lake Forest Hospital in the Chicago area on Saturday, where...

    Tags: Politics, Stroke, Dick Durbin, Mitt Romney, Elections

    4. Jul 20, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  4. R. Kelly has emergency throat surgery, takes 'indefinite' break from performing

    Pop & Hiss
    After visiting a throat specialist, R. Kelly has emergency throat surgery. He has nodes on his tonsils....
    5. Apr 5, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. The gender line

    Say what you will about Mars and Venus, but anatomically, male and female hearts look the same. When healthy, both should be about the size of a fist. Both have three main coronary arteries, the large blood vessels that wrap around the outside of the heart, supplying blood, oxygen and nutrients to keep each one pumping properly.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Say what you will about Mars and Venus, but anatomically, male and female hearts look the same. When healthy, both should be about the size of a fist. Both have three main coronary arteries, the large blood vessels that wrap around the outside of the...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Florida, Mayo Clinic, Social Issues

    6. Nov 29, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Man dies after falling from ledge during Bears-Eagles game [Updated]

    The Fabulous Forum
    A week after a 2-year-old fell to his death at Staples Center after a Lakers game, a similar tragedy occurred during the Chicago Bears-Philadelphia Eagles game Sunday in Chicago. Stuart Haverty, 23, of suburban Woodstock was pronounced dead at...
    7. Apr 5, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Demystifying the cardiac stress test

    Dr. Marc Wallack routinely passed his cardiac exercise stress test with flying colors. He was, after all, a veteran marathon runner with respectable cholesterol and blood pressure numbers.
    Chicago Tribune
    Dr. Marc Wallack routinely passed his cardiac exercise stress test with flying colors. He was, after all, a veteran marathon runner with respectable cholesterol and blood pressure numbers. But as many heart disease patients discover, a treadmill analysis...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Pain, Marathon, Diseases and Illnesses, Family

    8. Jun 4, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Koko Taylor dies at 80; singer was Chicago blues icon

    Koko Taylor, a Chicago musical icon who became one of the most revered female blues vocalists of her time with signature hits such as "Wang Dang Doodle," "I'm a Woman" and "Hey Bartender," died Wednesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago of complications from gastrointestinal surgery. She was 80.
    Koko Taylor, a Chicago musical icon who became one of the most revered female blues vocalists of her time with signature hits such as "Wang Dang Doodle," "I'm a Woman" and "Hey Bartender," died Wednesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago of...

    Tags: Howlin' Wolf, Christianity, Vocal Music (genre), Awards and Prizes, Chess Playing

    9. Jul 22, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Yury Verlinsky dies at 65; pioneered genetic testing method

    Yury Verlinsky, the Russian emigré who was the first researcher in the United States to perform chorionic villus sampling to detect birth defects and who pioneered the development of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to detect potential genetic problems before a fertilized egg is implanted in the mother, died of colon cancer Thursday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was 65.
    Yury Verlinsky, the Russian emigré who was the first researcher in the United States to perform chorionic villus sampling to detect birth defects and who pioneered the development of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to detect potential genetic...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Science, Stranger Than Fiction, Genetics, Death

    10. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Man, 19, dies after South Side shooting

    A 19-year-old man was fatally shot in the South Side's Lake Meadows neighborhood in one of three shootings Monday night on the South and West Sides, officials said.
    Tribune reporters
    A 19-year-old man was fatally shot in the South Side's Lake Meadows neighborhood in one of three shootings Monday night on the South and West Sides, officials said. Torri Stewart, of the 900 block of East 81st Street, was shot in the head about 8:20 p....

    Tags: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings, Chicago Police Department, Austin (Chicago, Illinois)

    11. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Near North elevator malfunction sends 4 to hospitals

    An elevator malfunction in a Near North building sent four people to the hospital, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    An elevator malfunction in a Near North building sent four people to the hospital, officials said. The malfunction happened at 3 p.m. in a building at 60 E. Delaware St. in the Near North neighborhood, according to Chicago Fire Department officials....

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Fire Department

    12. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Man, 85, knocked down and robbed at Loop CTA stop

    An 85-year-old man was pushed down and robbed as he climbed the stairs of a Blue Line stop in the Loop this morning, police said.
    Tribune reporter
    An 85-year-old man was pushed down and robbed as he climbed the stairs of a Blue Line stop in the Loop this morning, police said. The man was following his 83-year-old wife up the steps in the 300 block of South Dearborn Street around 10:30 a.m. when he...

    Tags: Theft, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Transit Authority

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