Figueroa Wu Family Foundation The day Illinois’ stay-at-home order was announced, Evelyn Figueroa, MD, a family physician and professor of clinical…
Right at Home For many residents of long-term care facilities, the coronavirus pandemic has increased their loneliness, anxiety, and fear.…
Chicago Department of Public Health Armed with a straightforward attitude and reams of data, Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, answers the…
Lakeview Pantry When the stay-at-home order went into effect, Lakeview Pantry realized its services would be needed more than ever,…
UChicago Medicine Emily Landon, MD, executive medical director of infection prevention and control at UChicago Medicine, started out as a voice…
Illinois Department of Public Health From early on, Ngozi Ezike, MD, seemed destined to be a doctor. Her father, an immigrant…
Bright Star Community Outreach When Covid-19 first appeared in Chicago, Pastor Chris Harris suspected it would hit his community on the South Side hard.…
ATI Ambulance Norah Power has worked in various emergency medical services (EMS) roles — from leadership to education — for…
Add color and nutrients to your plate with whole veggies and fruits There’s no doubt that what you eat and…
Photo by Kyle Edwards Black beans should be considered a hero in your pantry. Though small in size, they’re mighty…
Step outside for a daily dose of fitness Better fitness might just start with lacing up your sneakers and heading…
Backlog of orthopedic surgeries due to Covid-19 may have long-lasting effects When the Covid-19 pandemic began to pick up speed…
The coronavirus can take a harmful toll on the cardiovascular system Diane Weibeler didn’t give much thought to the headache…
Should we cancel it? I think we should cancel it.” I agreed with my wife. It was March 11. Our…
I am chronically a glass-half-full kind of girl. So, I received the Covid-19 shutdown as the answer to my years-old…
In the middle of April, a few weeks into Illinois’ stay-at-home order, we finally got the call we were anxiously…
A hearty congratulations goes to Chicago Health writers and designers who have won several recent prestigious journalism awards! Chicago Health received 5…
Chicago theaters and museums set the scene for families with special needs Chicago has a wealth of cultural opportunities, but…
There is a long list of drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease, and many people take a mix of medications to…
Parkinson’s disease — a progressive movement disorder — has no cure, but better treatments are giving more hope If you…
While people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia gradually lose the ability to speak and to remember, the…
Lessons Lynn Roberts learned while caring for her mother When interacting with someone with Alzheimer’s disease, it can be helpful…
The losses of Alzheimer’s disease mount for patients and their families Lynn Roberts first noticed her mother’s memory issues in…
Chicago resident Tom Doyle shares with us what living with dementia is like for him. Here are his words, as…
While growing older can bring maturity and wisdom, it can also bring a decline in our cognitive abilities, like memory,…
Restituto Miranda Sr. occasionally reminisced about driving a taxicab, working in an office supplies store and riding his motorcycle. But…
Types of memory loss vary, but the effects can be profound Rosemary Pagura of Elk Grove Village and her friends…
Testicular cancer’s high cure rates turn panic into promise Testicular cancer rarely makes the headlines. Because so few men are…
Polycystic ovary syndrome’s far-ranging impacts on women’s health Back in 2013, Danni Allen, a native of Mundelein, shed 121 pounds…
Treatments for scoliosis help adolescents at a tender time A diagnosis of scoliosis can throw a child a curveball. Typically,…
Smartphones and watches have proven themselves in the health world. They can track sleep quality, heart rate and even the…
If music heals the soul, then patients at some Chicago hospitals are in luck. Award-winning nonprofit Sharing Notes organizes volunteer…
Physical exercise is a great stress-reliever, and teens these days are under a lot of stress. So when two Evanston…
One in 13 people globally suffers from anxiety, the World Health Organization reports. While some video games and apps can…
A progressive and fatal neurological disease, Huntington’s disease affects the entire brain. It’s “a constellation of three types of issues:…
There’s nothing fishy about omega-3 fatty acids Dietary fat is in fashion — and the type of fat you eat matters, especially for…
When it comes to brain health, there’s nothing fishy about fish. The omega-3 fatty acids in fish are an integral…
From the first evaluation through rehabilitation, NorthShore Orthopaedic & Spine Institute is enhancing the patient experience and improving outcomes with highly specialized surgeons,…
Cervical disc arthroplasty a better option than spinal fusion for many patients By Bob Bong Above photo: Dr. Mark Mikhael and…
The enduring gift of donating a body to science When Phillip was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, his mind started…
Finding resilience after the devastation of perinatal loss Oak Park resident Lyndsi James* was just shy of 39 weeks pregnant…
Brain health relies on heart health On a Sunday evening in September 2019, George Hristov headed for bed when he…
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) reports that 40% of kids in the U.S. today have myopia, a dramatic uptick…
New initiatives encourage transplantation instead of costly dialysis Nancy Nora, MD, had long considered donating one of her kidneys. As a…
When tests reveal cancer probability, organ removal surgery can beat the odds Hedda Hart-DeLara sat in her gynecologist’s office, checking boxes…
By week 15 of training for the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, I had run hundreds of miles, reshaped…
Don’t be a fool. Suggestibility, our capacity to believe the story we or someone else tells, is key to our…
Move over hip and knee replacements, shoulder replacements are gaining ground Two years ago, Oak Park resident David Tartakoff was…
A complete workout for strength, cardio and brain The images of boxing in popular culture — from icons like Muhammad…