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Our overall health and well-being rely on sleep. Yet, for many people, sleep apnea not only prevents a good night’s…
Long before the Covid-19 pandemic, Craig Garfield, MD, and Young Lee, PhD, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, developed an app to…
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Near Chicago’s $100 million Riverwalk and luxury high-rise apartments, unsheltered homeless people “sleep rough” on the side of the road.…
What a year it’s been. We looked back at Chicago Health’s most-read stories of 2020, based on the number of…
Fitness instructor Courtney Aronson couldn’t believe her eyes. On a chilly day on the cusp of winter, Aronson watched as…
One tray of Covid-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer contains 975 doses — way too many for a rural hospital…
Chicago Health turned 10 this year, and while other major events took a priority over our planned celebration, we’re proud…
The holiday season can be a paradox. We celebrate miracles that could only have existed because people were guided by…
Feeding the hungry across the country is a top priority — and now it’s all hands on deck. As Covid-19…
It’s nine months into the pandemic, and with Thanksgiving around the corner, we must stay vigilant to enjoy this treasured…
One of the most viral conspiracy news stories in 2019 accused a coordinated group of physicians, federal organizations, and pharmaceutical…
(Illustration: iStock / Getty Images) As Covid-19 took hold in March, U.S. doctors limited in-person appointments — and many patients…
These days, we all have to accept the anxiety inherent in living in the time of the coronavirus pandemic and…
Above photo: Solomon Keim wears a custom-designed mask during rehearsal at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana.…
With Covid-19 expected to be a part of our daily lives for the foreseeable future, many Americans are expecting that…
Bottom line: Get your flu vaccine now More than ever before, it’s important to get a flu vaccine this year.…
As the coronavirus pandemic broke out across the country, healthcare providers and scientists relied on the standard method for detecting…
Providing food, hope, and care during Covid-19 The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has created profound economic and health uncertainties…
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What to expect when you’re expecting during the coronavirus outbreak Melanie Chervinko was nearing the end of her pregnancy in…
A salute to the inspiring individuals who’ve made a difference during the Covid-19 pandemic Covid-19 may have initially shut down…
When Covid-19 shuttered schools and services, children with special needs were left behind With interruptions to school and socialization, the…
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Chicago faced severe health inequities long before Covid-19. Whose job is it to solve the problem? It was probably the…
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital To be in the presence of Rev. René Brandt is to find calm in a storm.…
Rogers Behavioral Health After experiencing postpartum anxiety following the birth of her second child, Kim Nowak pursued a career in…
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Advocate Trinity Hospital Paul Richard had such a hard time breathing in April that he felt like he had an elephant…
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University of Illinois at Chicago Covid-19 is not the first pandemic go-around for Richard Novak, MD. For more than 30…
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Rush University Medical Center In the early days of the pandemic, Covid-19 testing was sparse in Chicago. When Rush University…
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Chicago Department of Public Health Armed with a straightforward attitude and reams of data, Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, answers the…
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…