He got caught in crossfire mere blocks from the University of Chicago Medical Center in 2010.

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Other adopters include Cedars-Sinai, Kaiser-Permanente, Kaweah Delta, Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston, University of Chicago Medical Center, and many others.

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Madara, a former CEO at the University of Chicago Medical Center, wants the AMA to take a leadership role in enhancing physician satisfaction.

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Even so, in a recent survey done at the University of Chicago Medical Center, 45 percent of internists who filled out the anonymous questionnaire said they had used a placebo at some time during their clinical practice.

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Most recently, Asim served as Director of the Urban Health Initiative at the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he directed a key institutional initiative to improve health outcomes through strategic partnerships and lead several Medical Center departments and community partners to implement community-based models of practice.

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Most travelers arrive in a new time zone, take a sleeping pill to fall asleep at bedtime, drink coffee during the day to stay awake, and wait it out until they feel better, says Charmane Eastman, a professor of behavioral sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, who has devised strategies for people seeking to minimize jet lag.

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Michael Davidson, a heart specialist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and a tester of the combo pill, predicts "a brutal three-way war" for market share among Vytorin, Lipitor and AstraZeneca's Crestor.

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Studies indicate as many as 40% of patients with serious illnesses like cancer struggle with spiritual concerns, which can harm emotional and physical well-being, says George Fitchett, research director in the Department of Religion, Health and Human Values at Rush University Medical Center Chicago.

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