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Published on November 5, 2025 - 20:39 GMT

‘Her disease melted away’: Clinical trial helps patient beat breast cancer, avoid harsh chemotherapy

Crystal Hendricks-Kretzer, pictured with her dog, Persephone, enrolled in a clinical trial as part of her treatment for triple-positive breast cancer at the University of Chicago Medicine. By the time Crystal Hendricks-Kretzer came to the University of …

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Published on November 5, 2025 - 20:39 GMT

How to translate more time in bed into more high-quality sleep

Sleep shouldn’t be treated as a luxury; it’s basic physiology. During those hours, the brain consolidates memories, cleans itself up on a molecular level, and resets systems that help people focus during the day. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, …

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Published on November 5, 2025 - 20:39 GMT

Two prostate cancer patients. Two different focal therapies. Two excellent outcomes.

Retired Chicago media columnist Robert Feder called it “a gift beyond measure.” Orthopaedic surgeon Mitchell Sheinkop, MD, said it was “a textbook case of excellence.” They’re referring to the focal therapy treatments for prostate cancer they had at the …

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Published on November 5, 2025 - 20:39 GMT

UChicago Medicine Crown Point announces expansion project

After less than two years in operation, the University of Chicago Medicine Crown Point multispecialty facility is expanding to help meet the high demand for care in Northwest Indiana. The existing 130,000-square-foot building, which opened in April 2024, …

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Published on November 5, 2025 - 20:39 GMT

Ambient AI saves time, reduces burnout and fosters patient connection

When physicians don’t have to type detailed clinical notes while simultaneously talking to their patients, the visit feels different. Eye contact lasts longer, follow-up questions become sharper, and — crucially — clinicians go home less drained. That’s …

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Published on October 20, 2025 - 18:38 GMT

From pain to inner peace: Personalized care for Crohn’s disease

When she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2017, Shanna Quinn couldn’t believe it. “I knew other people with Crohn’s or colitis, and my perception was that they were always in the bathroom, malnourished or couldn’t eat anything — that wasn’t me,” said …

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Published on October 20, 2025 - 18:38 GMT

New clinic specializes in preconception, pregnancy care for patients with IBD

Crohn’s disease complicated the birth of Elizabeth Huggins’ first child in 2020. Even though she was in remission from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which causes inflammation of the digestive tract, Huggins still had gestational hypertension, a high …

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Published on October 20, 2025 - 18:38 GMT

Same-day biopsy for highly suspicious breast cancer available through new UChicago Medicine initiative, BIOPSY NOW

When a mammogram or ultrasound detects a highly suspicious lesion in the breast, patients usually have to wait up to three weeks for a biopsy to determine if they have breast cancer. To eliminate that agonizing wait, the University of Chicago Medicine has …

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Published on October 20, 2025 - 18:38 GMT

UChicago Medicine surgeons perform 'miraculous' reattachment of 2-year-old's severed spinal cord

'We have a reason to fight' As family members gathered at the Mexico City hospital to say goodbye, something incredible happened: Oliver began to show signs of recovery. His eyes would follow his parents when they were in the room. Stefan and Laura …

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Published on October 9, 2025 - 01:27 GMT

How to lower your risk of liver cancer

In honor of October’s Liver Cancer Awareness Month, we asked Anjana Pillai, MD, Professor of Medicine and Surgery and Director of the UChicago Medicine Liver Tumor Program, to talk about liver cancer, what it is, who’s at risk and what you can do to lower …

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Published on October 7, 2025 - 18:12 GMT

U.S. News ranks Comer Children’s No. 2 in Illinois for fifth year in a row

UChicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital has once again been named one of the top pediatric hospitals in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Comer is ranked No. 2 in Illinois for the fifth …

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Published on October 6, 2025 - 23:48 GMT

What to know about liver failure, liver transplants and living donation at UChicago Medicine

The University of Chicago Medicine is known worldwide for its liver transplant expertise. Its transplant team performs more than 100 liver transplants per year and routinely handles complex cases and multi-organ transplants – with higher-than-expected …

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Published on October 6, 2025 - 15:36 GMT

After robotic hernia repair surgery, patient resumes workouts, weightlifting

Anthony Amunategui is no stranger to hernias. He’d already had three operations for hernias located in his belly button and groin when he noticed a lump last January on his lower right abdomen. After having his appendix removed last September, a hernia the …

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Published on September 26, 2025 - 21:54 GMT

Cancer survivor encourages Black patients to enroll in clinical trials

Raised in a Christian home by a single mother, Lisa Howard always helped others in her South Side community. Even when she was diagnosed with cancer, she continued to help by enrolling in a clinical trial as part of her treatment at the University of …

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Published on September 25, 2025 - 16:42 GMT

2025 RBC Race for the Kids at Comer Children’s to take place October 5

The 2025 RBC Race for the Kids at Comer Children’s will be held on Sunday, October 5, at the University of Chicago’s Main Quadrangle in Hyde Park. The annual 5K event raises money for childhood illness research, patient care and therapeutic programs at …

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Published on September 16, 2025 - 19:56 GMT

UChicago Medicine releases 2024–25 Community Health Needs Assessments for the South Side and south suburbs

The University of Chicago Medicine has released its 2024–25 Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs), the result of an 18-month process that engaged thousands of residents and stakeholders across the Chicago's South Side and south suburbs. Conducted …

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Published on September 16, 2025 - 19:56 GMT

UChicago Medicine invested $715 million in community benefits in fiscal 2024

The University of Chicago Medicine invested $715 million in community benefits in fiscal 2024, according to its newly released Community Benefit Report. This includes $29.2 million in financial assistance (charity care) provided to patients across its …

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Published on September 12, 2025 - 23:08 GMT

New game plan: Ostomy bag after colon surgery doesn’t stop 73-year-old basketball player from winning gold medal

As one of the country’s top basketball players in his age division, Mel Mocco was devastated last year when he learned his colon had to be removed. It meant he would have to wear an ostomy bag — a pouch that attaches to the body and collects stool — for …

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Published on September 12, 2025 - 23:08 GMT

Colonoscopy made simple: Physician highlights important, easy-to-schedule screenings at UChicago Medicine Crown Point

In this video, Blase Polite, MD, physician-in-chief at UChicago Medicine Crown Point, shares about his own colonoscopy at the Crown Point multispecialty facility to highlight the availability and ease of scheduling the lifesaving screenings, as well as the …

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Published on September 5, 2025 - 17:14 GMT

Stress vs. urgency incontinence: Understanding the types of bladder leakage

The University of Chicago Medicine urogynecologic surgeons As a urogynecologist and reconstructive pelvic surgeon, I often encounter patients who think bladder leakage, otherwise known as urinary incontinence, becomes normal after a certain age. This is …

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