Pondering: When Cancers are Unexpressed or Stage 0 Health Mastery

Pondering: When Cancers are Unexpressed or Stage 0

Question: If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it fall, has it made a sound? Question:…

Life After Cancer Columns

Life After Cancer

By David Himmel Above photo: Abigail Mendoza. Photo by Angela Garbot It’s been almost three years since I was diagnosed…

Funny Bone

Originally published in the Spring 2017 print edition

Myth or Fact? Briefs

Myth or Fact?

We asked leading Chicago doctors to weigh in on these common health conceptions Myth or Fact? Don’t go outside without…

Customized Coaching Fitness

Customized Coaching

Personalized wellness plans target health and fitness By Megy Karydes Often, a doctor will dole out a recommendation to eat right and…

Cancer-Fighting Mushrooms Recipes

Cancer-Fighting Mushrooms

Mushrooms. They add a burst of umami flavor, a gourmet touch and meaty weight to dishes, and they also pack…

Necessary Rest Aging

Necessary Rest

Respite care eases the burdens on caregivers Caring for an aging parent can be physically and mentally demanding, an around-the-clock responsibility.…

Making Sense of Sleep Sleep

Making Sense of Sleep

Restless nights can ruin your days. A sleep study may be able to help Rick Bonow feels like a new man.…

Gut Relief Nutrition

Gut Relief

Low-FODMAP diet may help those with stomach ills Let’s face it, when your gut is not happy, neither are you.…

Wearable Medicine Technology

Wearable Medicine

New devices tackle heart disease and diabetes Above photo: CardioMEMS pulmonary artery sensor. Courtesy of St. Jude Medical, Inc. A new era in medicine…

Seniors in the Center Access to Care

Seniors in the Center

Changing the way older adults access healthcare Above: At Northwestern Medicine, Anne Seltzer, social worker with the division of geriatrics, and geriatrician…

OCD? Mental Health

OCD?

Misconceptions abound of a debilitating disorder Diana, 18, is a North Carolina high school senior who loves animals. She has six cats…

Like a Balloon That Bursts Cardiology

Like a Balloon That Bursts

Aneurysms often show no symptoms, but a rupture can be deadly Above image: Sapan Desai, MD, PhD, MBA, a vascular surgeon…

Global Warming Features

Global Warming

As temperatures rise, climate change is jeopardizing our health Climate change. Those words might conjure up visions of sea levels rising,…

5 Things Doctors Would Never Do Briefs

5 Things Doctors Would Never Do

Ever wonder where your physician draws the line when it comes to their health or the health of their family?…

Art in Living Color Briefs

Art in Living Color

Art museums are institutions that celebrate color, yet people who are colorblind walk through the doors at a disadvantage, unable…