The Great Unequalizer
Chicago faced severe health inequities long before Covid-19. Whose job is it to solve the problem? It was probably the flu, but Jontay Darko’s grandmother wasn’t going to take risks. She rushed Darko to Mercy Hospital & Medical Center on the Near South Side and pleaded for a doctor to see her. This was the […]
Paging Dr. Canine
From emotional support to cancer detection, dogs leave their medical mark The office where orthopedic surgeon Leon Benson, MD, sees patients resembles any welcoming physician’s office: soft carpeting, bright walls, friendly staff. Nothing appears out of the ordinary — at first. Then, the handle of Benson’s office door turns, the door swings open and a black, […]
