October 2024 Social Articles

Who, When, Why: Navigating Complex Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

If you are confused about breast cancer screening guidelines — how often to get mammograms and when to...

Seasonal allergies in relationship to climate change

Allergies Getting Worse?

Climate change may be the culprit As the long Chicago winter turned to spring, Lizzie Goodman threw open...

Man in hospital who has lost his hair from cancer treatment

Why Do Men Get Cancer More Than Women?

Researchers have found one possible reason and continue to investigate ways to manage risk Fact...

Dark playground seen through a foreboding chain link fence

The Public Health Crisis of Gun Violence

For the first time in history, the United States Surgeon General in June 2024 declared gun violence a...

Changing the Conversation About Mental Health

Our minds are one of the most powerful things about us. Everything from our physical health to our sense...

Doctor injecting stem-cell and platelet-rich plasma treatment, regenerative medicine

Regenerating Health

What can stem cell and platelet-rich plasma treatments do for you? What if you could put your own body...

Tommy O’Leary (jumping in) and his brother Seamus swim while visiting their great grandparents during Christmas break

Owning Disability

By talking about their differences, children can self-advocate and build confidence Tommy O’Leary appreciates...

Illustration of confusion and questioning of vaccine.

The Vaccine Controversy

Why some still shun one of the most important healthcare advances in the history of the world Fact...

A Simple Test for Fentanyl

Even in tiny amounts, the synthetic opioid fentanyl can be deadly. Dealers cut it into everything from...

Woman walking through bamboo forest. Sustainability.

Our Well-being: It’s More Than Personal

Shootings. Extreme weather. The Great Resignation. Depression. Anxiety. The messaging is clear: How we...

Pear Nutrition: 5 Ways this Fruit Can Boost Your Health

If you only think about pears during the holidays when a bunch of them arrive in the mail in a holiday...

An ambulance drives down a street in Chicago.

DNC Ready

How Chicago hospitals are preparing for the Democratic National Convention As the Democratic National...

Chicago Connection

Five books about medicine with a Windy City link Fact checked by Shannon Sparks Chicago...

Illustration of women in medicine, of a diverse background with stethoscopes around their necks.

Women Rising

How Chicagoans have historically shaped, and continue to transform, healthcare Fact checked by Derick...

Diagnosing Breast Cancer with AI

Fact checked by Derick Wilder Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing breast cancer detection....

Green nutritional shake with straw sitting in front of greens, green apple, and banana

Is it healthy to replace a meal with a nutritional shake?

Shakes have often held a place of favor in the nutrition world; first there were protein shakes —...

Mobile Care Chicago dental van. Children hold their new toothbrushes inside the Mobile Care Chicago’s Dental Van. The van visited Pathways To Learning Child Care Center (6535 S. Kedzie Ave.) in Chicago on Jan. 11, 2024.

Dental Care on Wheels

Mobile Care Chicago’s Dental Van meets young patients where they are — at school Fact checked...

People chop up vegetables in a rainbow of colors, from red tomatoes to green lettuce. Bowls of brown and white seeds also line the cutting board. Cooking for the climate

Cooking for the Climate

Food is a central issue in climate change mitigation. Our dietary choices and consumption patterns are...

SHAKEEL CHOWDHRY, MD, uses VIZ.AI, a computer imaging system with artificial intelligence.

Time is Brain

When treating stroke, every minute counts. Local hospitals are speeding up access Andy Streiter, 49,...

Birth control pill in front of a Chicago skyline illustration symbolizing invention in Chicago

Chicago and The Pill

One of the greatest advancements in women’s rights, equality, and healthcare was born in Chicago Fact...

Illustration of doctor examining a heart. Reference to Chicago's rich history of cardiology pioneers

As the Heart Beats

Chicago’s Rich History of Cardiology Pioneers Fact checked by Shannon Sparks Chicago has...

Sofía Stutz during her trip to Argentina after Surgery. Advanced imaging helped diagnose and treat pre-arthritic knee pain

Finding the Pain

How orthopedic specialists go beyond imaging to diagnose and treat pre-arthritic knee pain Sofía Stutz...

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

Making lifestyle changes now can help stop or reverse the disorder It was a few weeks before Christmas...

Know Your Breast Cancer Risk and Take Steps to Reduce It

From a young age, women spend a lot of time thinking about their breasts. Among these thoughts come many...

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