By Tricia Despres Bill Darling has always been up for a challenge. A former public relations executive with…
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Yep, 2020 was a challenging year. It clarified the imperative that the I of the we — the individual in…
This morning, I attended a virtual funeral for Brad Rosner. He was 36. Bile duct cancer. Gone just 36 days…
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Better surgeries, less radiation, and new drugs are changing treatments and offering hope In 1811, Nabby Adams, daughter of President…
Consider the following when deciding whether to join a trial Treatment. Usually, patients get either the medication being studied or…
Historically, medical research has focused on white men rather than women or people of color, says Nicole Woitowich, PhD, research…
Participating in cancer research can give access to life-saving drugs Alexa DiVenere was 16 in 2011, when she heard news…
Organizations offer breast cancer advocacy and support September 27, 2006. No one forgets their date, Sophia Williams says. She was…
Treatments offer men relief for a common uncomfortable condition About 10 years ago, Steven Prosser, of Libertyville, started beating a…
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Nurse home visits address maternal and infant health disparities Nine-year-old Angela Ellison spent Christmas Eve 1969 sitting in a beauty…
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.…
A vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent six types of cancer if given at the right time, according to…
Dense breast tissue can mask cancers on standard screening mammograms. “As many as 25% of cancers can be missed,” says Barry…
Software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) may help improve breast cancer diagnosis. QuantX, developed in Chicago, uses AI to analyze…
