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Original illustration of figures interspersed among produce by Fiorella Quaranta
Nourishing the Body, Mind, and Beyond
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Nutrition at a Glance
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Illustration of three multicultural woman with plates of their native foods.
Healing Foods
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Food desert illustration represented by a fist holding a fork coming out of the sand. Illustration by Fiorella Quaranta
Food Insecurity in Chicago
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Illustration of a woman injecting a GLP-1 drug for weight loss
Weight Loss Drug Revolution
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Illustration of foods that represent the Mediterranean Diet
What’s in a Diet?
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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.
Empowering Women Physicians
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"Fitting In" writer and director Molly McGlynn (middle) on set with actors Maddie Ziegler (left) and Djouliet Amara.
Living with MRKH
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Children at a Chicago farmers market gather around a table for Kid's Lit Day, to make alphabet-bead bracelets.
Chicago Health at the Farmers Market
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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
CDC in Crisis
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Opening Minds
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A group of protesters gather outside of Weiss Memorial Hospital on Aug. 8, 2025
"How Did This Happen?"
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A map of the United States shows degrees of air quality over the country.
Dangerous Air
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Medicaid Map
Medicaid's Many Names
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Healthcare workers and disability rights advocates march outside of Trump Tower in Chicago.
Funding Cuts Outrage
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A man in scrubs and a surgical mask holds a new baby for his daughter to see.
Q&A: Federal Cuts to Medicaid, ACA
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A little girl snuggling a unicorn looks brave but nervous before receiving a vaccination.
Suing the Secretary
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Researchers in a laboratory study samples through a microscope.
Life After the Cut
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A psychologist sits on a couch with a young boy, playing with a toy truck
Privacy vs. Public Health
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A dozen brown eggs sit in a cardboard container.
Egg Recall
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