Award Winning Health Journalism

Our Top 10 Stories of 2024

  One of the best things about the new year is reviewing our most-read articles from the previous year. This exercise gives us an opportunity to find out what our readers most wanted to read, to remind ourselves of the health events that unfolded, and to review our breadth of coverage and our writers’ talents. […]

The Pursuit of Happiness

Portrait of a young woman giving a thumbs up. Her expression shows happiness, positivity and optimism

Our Founding Fathers’ gift of health and freedom Fact checked by Shannon Sparks   The pursuit of happiness is an unalienable right — and not just because the Declaration of Independence says so. This health-inducing, prosperity-promoting tonic is available to all, limitless in supply, with the power to benefit us personally and globally.  Happiness, according […]

Animal Therapy

A child in a wheelchair, wearing a NASA tshirt, pets a brown miniature horse that is also wearing gym shoes.

From cow cuddling to goat yoga, discover how four-legged friends are transforming health and well-being for people of all ages. Fact checked by Catherine Gianaro Oakbrook resident Amy Kopp, 41, had been sick for several years when she decided to try something called cow cuddling. Kopp had stage 4 neuroendocrine cancer of the pancreas that […]

Read Our 2023 Award-Winning Stories

Caregiving and Chicago Health magazines’ editorial and design teams once again received many honors for their outstanding work. This isn’t just a bragging point. To us, this type of recognition fortifies our efforts to tell engaging, impactful stories that reflect our communities. Congratulations to all, and please enjoy reading through our honored entries.   Oh, […]