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Dr. Arunkumar Named as Cook County’s New Chief Medical Examiner

Dr. Ponni Arunkumar was named as Chief Medical Examiner of Cook County following her appointment by President Toni Preckwinkle and approval today by the County’s Board of Commissioners.

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Dr. Ponni Arunkumar Chief Medical Examiner
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President Preckwinkle Nominates Five for Posts on Health and Hospitals System’s Governing Board

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced five nominees to the governing board of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS).

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President Preckwinkle, Dr. Shannon Stress Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis

Issue call to action around American Medical Association’s declarationCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS) CEO Dr.
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS) CEO Dr. Jay Shannon today joined other elected officials, medical professionals and advocates in endorsing the statement by the American Medical Association
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Medical Examiner Reports Deaths from Powerful Opioids on the Rise

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has seen an increase in deaths attributed to fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, which chemical derivatives of fentanyl.
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Cook County Animal and Rabies Control Announces Its 10th Year Of Low-Cost Rabies Vaccine Clinics

Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control will begin its 2016 rabies clinics at the site of its inaugural 2006 season in Crestwood. The inaugural low-cost rabies vaccine clinic of 2016 will take place June 7 from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
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