When it comes to your health, you need more than just a group of specialists and appointments. You need a "quarterback." Just like on the football field, there’s a benefit to having a smart, strategic leader calling the plays and keeping everyone …
Sunlight is vital for human health as it helps the body produce essential nutrients, such as vitamin D. However, too much sun exposure can significantly increase the risk of skin cancer. In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the …
The University of Chicago Medical Center has once again been honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, marking the 28th consecutive time the South Side-based academic medical center has received this top distinction. This …
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in men and women in the United States. It is also the country’s leading cause of cancer death. But this disease is often misunderstood, with inaccurate or incomplete information sometimes leading people to skip …
The University of Chicago Medicine has been recognized as a technology leader among its peers in the 2025 Digital Health Most Wired survey conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The annual survey recognizes …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
'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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Sarah Shubeck, MD, MS, consults with a patient. Mammograms are our most important screening tool for finding breast cancer, which is one of the most common cancers and makes up almost a third of cancers in women every year. As a breast surgical oncologist …
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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