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Features
Private Equity in Healthcare
April 3, 2026
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Features
Research in Retreat
April 3, 2026
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Features
From Discovery to Delivery
April 3, 2026
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Features
Healthcare Across Borders
April 3, 2026
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Features
When the Savers Need Saving
April 3, 2026
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Diagnosed at 37
March 28, 2026
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In a Crowded Mental Health Marketplace, Expertise Still Matters
March 22, 2026
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The Checkup: Caregiver Burnout
March 22, 2026
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Family Health
Changing Guidelines
March 16, 2026
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Cancer
Art as a Lifeline
March 8, 2026
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A Sinai Chicago pharmacist looks at the label on a bottle of medication before filing it.
Business of Healthcare
The Fight for Drug Discounts
March 2, 2026
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A mom sits at the edge of her son's bed, taking his temperature.
In The Know
Measles Surge
February 28, 2026
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Business of Healthcare
The Checkup: The Composting Hospital
February 21, 2026
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“We See Ourselves in Alex”
January 29, 2026
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Health Literacy
The Checkup: Nutrition and the Body
January 27, 2026
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A memorial for Alex Pretti outside of the Jesse Brown VA Hospital in Chicago includes flowers, candles, and a photo of Pretti in scrubs.
Briefs
Chicagoans Honor Nurse Alex Pretti
January 26, 2026
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"After the Darién" Receives Special Recognition
January 12, 2026
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Our Top 10 Stories of 2025
January 12, 2026
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Two women in workout clothes stretch in a lunge formation at a gym.
Women's Health
Managing Perimenopause
December 29, 2025
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Families stand on stage holding signs during a rally for Rayito de Sol teacher Ms. Diana
Features
After the Raids
December 1, 2025
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Awards
Spotlighting Chicago Journalists
November 17, 2025
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The Checkup: A Chicago Health Podcast
November 17, 2025
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In The Know
Making Sense of Health News
November 3, 2025
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Food pantry volunteers fill boxes to donate.
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"It's Been Really Stressful"
November 3, 2025
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A nurse vaccinates a baby, sitting on mom's lap, against hepatitis B.
Pharmaceuticals
Hepatitis B Vaccine
October 27, 2025
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A man and child shovel finished compost into buckets at a site on Chicago's west side.
In The Know
From Trash to Treasure
October 15, 2025
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Original illustration of figures interspersed among produce by Fiorella Quaranta
Features
Nourishing the Body, Mind, and Beyond
October 2, 2025
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Nutrition at a Glance
October 2, 2025
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Illustration of three multicultural woman with plates of their native foods.
Features
Healing Foods
October 2, 2025
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Food desert illustration represented by a fist holding a fork coming out of the sand. Illustration by Fiorella Quaranta
Features
Food Insecurity in Chicago
October 2, 2025
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Illustration of a woman injecting a GLP-1 drug for weight loss
Features
Weight Loss Drug Revolution
October 2, 2025
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Illustration of foods that represent the Mediterranean Diet
Features
What’s in a Diet?
October 1, 2025
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Marcia Faustin, MD, laughs before a crowd at the annual Women in Medicine Summit in Chicago. She's wearing an orange jacket and white shirt.
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Empowering Women Physicians
September 22, 2025
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"Fitting In" writer and director Molly McGlynn (middle) on set with actors Maddie Ziegler (left) and Djouliet Amara.
Women's Health
Living with MRKH
September 22, 2025
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Children at a Chicago farmers market gather around a table for Kid's Lit Day, to make alphabet-bead bracelets.
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Chicago Health at the Farmers Market
September 22, 2025
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An outside view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with bullet holes visible in the windows, even at a distance
Features
CDC in Crisis
September 8, 2025
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Healthcare Law
Opening Minds
August 25, 2025
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A group of protesters gather outside of Weiss Memorial Hospital on Aug. 8, 2025
Business of Healthcare
"How Did This Happen?"
August 11, 2025
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A map of the United States shows degrees of air quality over the country.
In The Know
Dangerous Air
August 4, 2025
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Medicaid's Many Names
July 21, 2025
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Healthcare workers and disability rights advocates march outside of Trump Tower in Chicago.
Access to Care
Funding Cuts Outrage
July 21, 2025
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A man in scrubs and a surgical mask holds a new baby for his daughter to see.
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Q&A: Federal Cuts to Medicaid, ACA
July 21, 2025
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A little girl snuggling a unicorn looks brave but nervous before receiving a vaccination.
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Suing the Secretary
July 7, 2025
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Researchers in a laboratory study samples through a microscope.
In The Know
Life After the Cut
July 7, 2025
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A psychologist sits on a couch with a young boy, playing with a toy truck
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Privacy vs. Public Health
June 16, 2025
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A dozen brown eggs sit in a cardboard container.
Briefs
Egg Recall
June 9, 2025
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Changwu Wang, a second-year student at the Pacific College of Health and Science, sits at a table in a classroom.
In The Know
Finding Unity in Medicine
June 9, 2025
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Awards
Award Season
May 25, 2025
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A family gathers around a counter, preparing a meal full of healthy fruits and vegetables.
Nutrition
Healthy Plates
May 12, 2025
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A close-up photo of many brown and tan chickens
Latest News
Bird Flu's Flight
April 29, 2025
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