US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson released from Chicago hospital, family says
By Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was released on Monday from a Chicago…
Hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships
As Gary Ellis lay dying in August 2023, no one at the facility caring for him called his…
New study shows lung cancer surveillance in the United States misses most patients; Northwestern Medicine researchers urge universal age-based screening
Carla and her kids
Carla Tapia Carla Tapia, a mother of three from Beltsville,…
3 Chicago hospitals joining forces to battle breast cancer in new clinical trial
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against the disease.…
Northwestern Medicine becomes first health system in Illinois to perform single incision robotic procedures for thoracic patients
Rodolfo before surgery
“For patients who have received this new type of procedure, their…
Chicago man is an inspiration after being born with gastroschisis, with organs outside body
A man from Chicago’s West Side continues to beat the odds despite being born with a rare condition…