In a shifting healthcare landscape, where do you find the best and most practical care? And how in the world…
-A response from our editor In the Spring 2011 issue of Chicago Health, we printed a story called, “Heartful,” which discussed the…
How electronic medical records are improving an outdated system Once upon a time, to find a book at the library you…
Chicago Park District improves monitoring of Lake Michigan As Memorial Day weekend rang in this year’s swim season, the Chicago…
Dr. Mark Rosenbloom is trying to keep us healthier earlier, but can we afford it? At first glance, LIFEFORCE Medical…
A conversation about heart health with Loyola’s Dr. Binh An P. Phan Men and women are different. Should the two…
Radioactive scans can save lives, but at what risk? Over the past decade, the number of computerized axial tomography scans,…
Dr. Eric Chehab holds board certifications in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He works with the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute…
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1. Are you board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology? 2. Did you do a two-year accredited fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery?…
The spine is, arguably, the most important structure in the human body. It is an extension of the brain, a…
How the da Vinci robot is changing the face of surgery. The idea of machines conducting procedures on human beings…
More noninvasive technology really getting at brain tumors The brain is the home for so much of our central being:…
How a molecule in the cornea could help fight blindness—and maybe cancer This is how scientific discovery begins; a question…
Don’t underestimate the power of belief I remember drinking in the elixir of belief as a 4-year-old during the telling…
Gene studies advance medicines and profit for Alzheimer’s Denise Combs remembers the moment when she first realized her husband John…
Renee Frixen had experience with children and food-based allergies. As a teacher of a student with a peanut allergy, she…
1. What are brain aneurysms? 2. Can you show me a picture or diagram of what an aneurysm looks like?…
Rare form of diabetes being treated with new approach November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and unfortunately, the need for heightened…
Being young and thin is not a free pass from diabetes There’s an assumption that diabetes is only for the…
A group of researchers has developed the first potential solution to reducing sports-related concussions that doesn’t involve helmets—a simple collar…
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer and most difficult to treat The announcement that Steve Jobs…
Assisted living offers much more than care—it offers a life When Chicagoan Laura Kimmel started looking at retirement communities in…
Much of you is required to rehabilitate after a stroke Life is unpredictable. Most of us go about our days…