Our overall health and well-being rely on sleep. Yet, for many people, sleep apnea not only prevents a good night’s…
Long before the Covid-19 pandemic, Craig Garfield, MD, and Young Lee, PhD, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, developed an app to…
You may be used to hearing about tissue biopsies, in which doctors snip samples of tissue to see if it’s cancerous.…
Software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) may help improve breast cancer diagnosis. QuantX, developed in Chicago, uses AI to analyze…
From telehealth to magnetic stimulation, innovative therapies provide alternatives At the end of the 19th century, it wasn’t uncommon for…
An innovative device worn on the throat offers exciting possibilities in the rehabilitation of stroke patients. The device, developed in…
Collectively, Americans check their smartphones over 8 billion times per day. And young adults age 18 to 24 send or…
Less than a decade ago, the field of aging was a sleepy sector of innovation. Now, with the recent rise…
New devices tackle heart disease and diabetes Above photo: CardioMEMS pulmonary artery sensor. Courtesy of St. Jude Medical, Inc. A new era in medicine…
Repeated run-ins with insurance companies can infuriate David Rubin, MD. As chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University…
Source: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health whatdoctorsknow.com When Mom nagged you to “sit up straight,” she…
Telemedicine delivers remote healthcare on demand By Karen Grimaldos Pamela Ziegler doesn’t have time to get sick. That’s why when…
By Tom Mullaney We live in a time of technology disruption. Airbnb has revolutionized the rental markets model. Uber and…
Tech-savvy devices help with health and fitness By Megy Karydes Above photo courtesy of Athos Technology has the power to…
Meniscal transplant breathes life into athletic hopes of 16-year-old Lake Forest resident. On a warm afternoon this past July, Chet…
More noninvasive technology really getting at brain tumors The brain is the home for so much of our central being:…