In a shifting healthcare landscape, where do you find the best and most practical care? And how in the world…
Complex medical issues may require more input than your doctor can provide. By Patrick Kenney We tend to think of…
National medical institutions are coming to Chicago By Patrick Kenney The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, provides world-class healthcare, just…
When the heart fails, it’s time to consider a transplant By Terri Yablonsky Stat Glenn Bovard didn’t realize he’d had…
-A response from our editor In the Spring 2011 issue of Chicago Health, we printed a story called, “Heartful,” which discussed the…
Cancer trials come with uncertain outcomes that can lead to innovations By Eve Becker When patients are diagnosed with cancer,…
How immunizing young girls—and boys—against the human papillomavirus can save lives. By Patrick Kenney Odds are you’ve contracted, are carrying,…
Dermatologists have a useful arsenal against skin cancer By Karen Schwartz Whether you’re lying out on one of Chicago’s beaches…
By Karen Schwartz Three Chicago-area dermatologists have some important tips for Chicagoans who are spending time out in the sun…
By Megy Karydes Can you get spider veins from crossing your legs? Or wearing high heels? Are they genetic? Well,…
Breakthrough technologies broaden options for hip and knee replacement hopefuls By Alex Lubischer It had been months since Cheryl Risicato,…
A lifetime runner gets a second chance with a total knee replacement By Alex Lubischer Fear of immobility caused William…
Bariatric surgery is not a permanent fix to obesity, but there are newfound benefits By Terri Yablonsky Stat Weight-loss surgery can…
Video game and Internet addictions can damage lives By Eve Becker It’s a sign of our wired times; it seems…
Lipitor’s hold on the cholesterol drug market keeps you from saving money, but not much By Patrick Kenney According to…
Caring for a child with food allergies requires knowledge and avoidance of parental diagnosis By Megy Karydes Chicago mother Lourdes Craelius isn’t…
By Eve Becker In children, the symptoms are many and varied: chronic diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain, abdominal bloating, fatigue, growth…
Opinions keep changing on when mammograms should be administered By Nancy Maes Television personality Giuliana Rancic, 37, a Chicagoan, shone…
HPV and Males: Moms and Dads, Let’s Talk By Kathleen Aharoni Before my son left for his freshman year at…
