Fighting Young
When it comes to pediatric cancer, there are many uncertainties. But clinical trials are quickly saving more and more lives and letting kids, like Abigail Mendoza, live. by David Himmel
View ArticleUncovering Concussions
How They’re Changing Our Brains and the Game by Carroll Cole It’s nearly kickoff. Families and friends nationwide gather around the television and bundle up in stadiums and bleachers. They cheer
View ArticleThe Un-sexiest Disease in the Room
Why is the idea of improving our heart health so unattractive to us? By Alex Lubischer The problem with cardiovascular disease is that it’s not sexy. Upon first hearing this,
View ArticleAn Eye For Business: Taking A Look At Lasik, America’s Favorite Surgery
By Patrick Kenney No elective surgery has attained as widespread an appeal and acceptance as has LASIK. Over the last couple decades, particularly since the Federal Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval
View ArticleThe Power of Knowledge
Does knowing your predisposition to developing Alzheimer’s give you an advantage or just bad news? By Alex Lubischer “How will I die?” Would you want to know the answer to
View ArticleTime to Grow Old
Through the good and the bad, it’s by grace that we ageBy David Himmel We’re all getting older, and fast. By the time you finish this sentence, you’ll be one
View ArticleHeads Up
While concussions are prevalent in contact sports, millions of nonathletes incur dangerous concussions, too By Eve Becker The images are jarring: A football player thrown to the ground and lying
View ArticleObesity
The Little Known Truth About Being BIG By Alex Lubischer America’s obesity epidemic boils down to this: We do not move our bodies enough, and we eat too much food.
View ArticleNational Infant Immunization Week Special Report
Photo courtesy of Chicago Department of Public Health The Measles Outbreak: Why It’s Back and What to Do By Carroll Cole When we think of measles, we think of our
View ArticleMERS: What Is It and What It Means for the U.S.
By Carroll Cole Earlier this month, an unfamiliar virus with a name fit for a Hollywood screenplay about a disease-driven apocalypse landed on American shores. The virus, Middle East Respiratory
View ArticleFunding the Cancer War
Despite the money spent on fighting the disease, we’re still searching for the cure to win by Alex Lubischer Bad news first: Cancer is still here, despite the hundreds of
View ArticleSurrogate Success
For same-sex couples, surrogacy offers a chance to build a family By Rhonda Alexander Advances in technology have made it possible for same-sex couples to realize their dream of building their
View ArticleThe Zeitgeist of Love and Lust
How Viagra has affected our culture of relationships By John Taylor Above photo by Ellie Pritts It’s another bone-chilling wintry Monday night in Chicago’s infamous Viagra Triangle district, but...
View ArticleSkin Cancer: A Cautionary Tale
Diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, everything is called into question By David Himmel You wouldn’t have known it by looking at me—and it was barely visible in photos—but back in
View ArticleMohs Procedure
Illustrations by Ron Guastaferri • The site of the cancer is prepared and numbed with local anesthetic. The superficial part that appears to be cancerous, based on color, texture and
View ArticleThe V–Y Island Advancement Flap Reconstruction
• The V–Y island flap is named because of the type of incisions made. First, an incision is made in the shape of a V near the wound. (Fig. 1a)
View ArticleKnow Your Panic
Understanding how to control the way you lose it By Nancy Maes When Richard Harper’s* oldest daughter flew off to college with her mother for her freshman year in the
View ArticleUp for Grabs
An adventure through the evolving science of organ transplantation By David Himmel It is late morning in early May 2014. Ozzie Rivero’s pager buzzes. The message reads: “heart offer.” Rivero
View ArticleObamacare: One Year Later
By Megy Karydes The Affordable Care Act (ACA), the landmark law popularly known as Obamacare, took effect last January. One year later, despite positive changes to the healthcare system, the
View ArticleStressed Out
The importance of keeping cool can’t be stressed enough By Kate Silver Stress has been a lifelong problem for Claire.* For years, the 32-year-old has struggled with health problems—irritable bowel...
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