Bias, discrimination, and abuse are culminating in a heightened sense of stress Every Sunday afternoon for more than a year,…
mRNA vaccines get ready for their next act: fighting cancer When you look at the trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic in…
When treating stroke, every minute counts. Local hospitals are speeding up access Andy Streiter, 49, a Chicago executive and father…
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Orthopedic specialists look to control pain without dangerous drugs Naperville resident Steve Bruebach found himself in a quandary as he…
For transgender people in Illinois, solid access to healthcare offers relief Thirty years ago, when he was just 3 years…
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Families and researchers press for new treatments Tim Paust loved life. At work, he was an aircraft maintenance manager for…
While some brain cells disintegrate moments after we die, others actually grow, report researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago. The findings,…
When patrons at the Sip of Hope Community Coffee Bar order a cup of coffee, they get a signature blend:…
In a tactical maneuver, active-duty Army medical personnel are now embedded at the University of Chicago Medicine. They’re stationed not…
More men are seeking help, but roadblocks to treatment remain Through college, graduate school, and into an active and successful…
With the pandemic and an increase in wine culture, more women are drinking — to excessive levels Women drink. A…
Illinois groups push for medical aid in dying as an option for people with terminal illness When we imagine the…
Helping kids cope with the pandemic’s emotional and behavioral legacy Before the pandemic, Patrick DeFors brought his children, then ages…
5 mental health lessons from the pandemic 1. Make changes, but go slow “As we move into a new normal,…
Brain surgery is highly complex. But now, some people may be able to have brain surgery and go home the…
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What will it take to address the city’s racial disparities in mental health care? Horace Washington Howard rides the bus…
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Condition can cause serious, but temporary, psychotic episodes Ben Price, 48, from Morris, Illinois, was a loving husband, father, and a…
Woodridge residents Bob and Gloria Pluta have spent the majority of their 44-year marriage scrunched into suburbia, surrounded by neighbors,…
