Illinois looks nothing like it did 150 years ago and beyond. Only .01% of the Prairie State’s prairies remain. People,…
Chicago explores the role of trees in human health and heat mitigation This is not a joke. Ready? What mitigates…
A promising therapy for people with certain cancers is now available in Chicago’s northern suburbs at the community hospital level. NorthShore…
Am I Losing My Hair? By Victoria Barbosa, MD Q: I don’t want to seem vain, but I’m losing my hair,…
The Highland Park 4th of July parade shooting may have faded from the national consciousness, but it hovers like a…
18 months after a mass shooting at a 4th of July parade, a community continues to mend More than a…
But When It’s Done Right, It’s Good for Everyone When a Groot recycling facility in Plainfield burned down in 2021 due…
Where flooding and sewage treatment meet — and how both impact people’s health Flush your toilet or rinse your kitchen sink, and…
Scientists expect climate change to cause about 250,000 additional deaths each year between 2030 and 2050, according to the World…
Stress and environmental factors conspire against sleep, but help can make a lifetime of difference Since buying his-and-hers CPAP machines,…
Early intervention in a medical emergency can make all the difference. Know the steps to take. Winnetka resident John Lafferty…
How environmental contaminants affect heart health From asthma to cancer risk, environmental contaminants affect human health in major ways. And…
Climate change may be the culprit As the long Chicago winter turned to spring, Lizzie Goodman threw open the windows…
Researchers in Chicago are studying how PFAS affect health and where people might be exposed Ken Lumb, managing partner at…
More women than ever are being diagnosed with ADHD — what’s behind the increase? During her childhood years, writer, educator,…
Making room for adolescents’ healthy risks As anyone who has ever been a teenager or known a teenager is well…
On one of those first gorgeous spring days when Chicago reminds us why we live here, my eldest son, Harry,…
Once upon a time, there were two big eyes that peered into the world from within a box. The eyes…
Factors within and beyond our bodies impact our health. External factors include air quality, water quality, and access to nature.…
From gasoline and cosmetics, to paint and plumbing, when it came to the impact on human health, for decades Chicago…
A new regulation from the Food and Drug Administration will require all mammogram facilities in the U.S. to notify patients if…
New Rules for Rock Crushers Effective March 2023 Facilities in Chicago that process construction and demolition materials must now follow…
Transportation produces nearly a third of Illinois’s greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers have linked diesel emissions with low birth weights, respiratory…
