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Daily News public health reporter Alex Parker follows the Cook County hospital system, as well as anything that involves doctors, nurses, and diseases in Chicago.


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Monday health news round up


It's summer, it's hot, and health officials are warning the elderly to be careful (AP)

CDPH commissioner Terry Mason talks grant management and leadership (MeetTheBoss.com) | video

What will happen to Illinois' mentally ill juveniles? (Community Behavioral Healthcare Association blog)

CCHHS CEO Bill Foley is getting a crash course in hospital managment.(Crain's)

An ex-cop overcomes addiction to help others like him (Southtown Star)

Administrator transformed Oak Forest Hospital (Sun-Times)

Man vs. Mutt: The great health care debate plays out in Britain (WSJ)

Facts get in the way of health care reform debate (Kaiser Health News)

Drug-addled nurses on the loose in California (ProPublica)

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