Fact checked by Derick Wilder I am a history buff. So when I heard about the theme for this issue of…
Exploring Chicago’s rich history of physician activism Fact checked by Derick Wilder The day that physician residents and fellows…
On one of those first gorgeous spring days when Chicago reminds us why we live here, my eldest son, Harry,…
My two boys are perfect. They are void of the trappings of time: wrinkles, scars, clogged pores, hunched shoulders, bulbus…
I have long said that I’m not a true Chicagoan because I haven’t been doored. If you’re not familiar with…
It’s a fight against time — our age versus our health. Getting old ain’t for the weak. It is for…
“I appreciate you,” my friend Joan Gordon often said. Well, Joan wasn’t just my friend. She was our friend, here…
This morning, I attended a virtual funeral for Brad Rosner. He was 36. Bile duct cancer. Gone just 36 days…
Chicago Health turned 10 this year, and while other major events took a priority over our planned celebration, we’re proud…
Should we cancel it? I think we should cancel it.” I agreed with my wife. It was March 11. Our…
I like to think of myself as a man of action. Drop me in any situation that needs some doing or…
Shortly after I turned 31, I was diagnosed with shingles. Born of the same virus as chickenpox, shingles is a…
It was the night before my brother’s wedding. I was getting ready for the rehearsal dinner. One last check in…
I’m going to be a dad. It’s happening. The thing I’ve been planning for and dreading most of my adult…
I’ve always enjoyed birthdays. Mine falls around Memorial Day, near the birthdays of several family members and friends. With the…
By David Himmel Above photo: Abigail Mendoza. Photo by Angela Garbot It’s been almost three years since I was diagnosed…
Above photo: Will Smith, left, and Alec Baldwin star in Columbia Pictures’ “Concussion.” Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon. © 2015 Columbia Pictures Industries,…
By David Himmel, with reporting from Brett Dworski My mother tells me she never liked mint chocolate chip ice cream…
An adventure through the evolving science of organ transplantation By David Himmel It is late morning in early May 2014.…
By David Himmel The Chicago Bears have teamed up with the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) to help protect fans…
Diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, everything is called into question By David Himmel You wouldn’t have known it by looking…
By David Himmel In most businesses, a strong and frequent returning-customer base is a sure sign of long-standing success. But…
By David Himmel March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and here’s what you need to know: Colorectal cancer is tricky.…
The trick to mastering a kid’s fear makes for a real treat By David Himmel One of my life’s crowning…
Enrollment for Obamacare Continues Despite Government Shutdown Among technical and congressional glitches, the Affordable Healthcare Act’s mandated health insurance registration…
Why it broke and whether it’s fixed By David Himmel It begins with an ache. Then a chill. And before…