Chicago Health

Chicago Health provides valuable perspectives on contemporary healthcare and lifestyle choices, sharing top treatments and best practices through compelling editorial content and professional profiles. It's a helpful resource for residents of Chicago to take charge of their health and a platform for leading medical institutions and professionals to inform the community. Published by Northwest Publishing, LLC, a media company based in Chicago, Chicago Health released its inaugural issue in the fall of 2010 and continues to be published twice a year, in January and July.

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After the Darién

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Clavel Rangel |Katie Scarlett Brandt

This is the story of thousands of families, violently uprooted from their homeland, now struggling to build new lives and opportunities for their children. Schools, community members, and human rights organizations have played a crucial role in addressing their mental health needs and integration. Yet, as these families face ongoing hardships, the strength of those support systems is tested every day.
Ask the Doc: Itchy Privates

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Rajal Patel |Stephanie Bouchard

By Rajal Patel, MDInterview by Stephanie BouchardFact checked by Jim LacyQ: My skin is scaly and itchy in myprivate areas. What’s going on? A: First things first: If you see something on your vulva, anus, or penis and you don’t know whatit is and it’s freaking you out, go see your gynecologist or primary care provider. There are so many different lesions that can be on the vulva and genitals; not all of them are STDs [sexually transmitted diseases].
5 Books to Understand the State of American Healthcare

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Julie A. Jacob |Brian Alexander |Olivia Campbell |Anthony S. Fauci

Fact checked by Jim LacyThe state of health and medicine in the United States is complicated, to say the least — from medical professional shortages, to system consolidations; high healthcare costs to rampant misinformation. Americans are experiencing the unsteadiness of this moment in out-of-control medical debt, long waits for appointments, and high levels of chronic disease.
Breakthrough Stroke Therapy Offers Hope

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Aaron Dorman

Fact checked by Jim LacyThe effects of stroke, among the top drivers of disability in people over 60, have a new foe in Vivistim. The device stimulates the vagus nerve via a small chip implanted in a person’s chest. The goal: to restore arm function.
New AFib Treatment Slows Its Progression

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Stephanie Bouchard

Fact checked by Jim LacyOSF Healthcare announced recently that its Electrophysiology Lab now offers people with atrial fibrillation (AFib) a brand-new technology called Farapulse. Within Chicago, only about 10 hospitals offer the radiation-free treatment, including Ascension Resurrection, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and University of Chicago Medicine. Designed by Boston Scientific, Farapulse is an FDA-approved cardiac ablation treatment.
Mapping the Heart

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Anu Vashist

Fact checked by Jim LacyIf you haven’t yet heard of a cardiac PET-CT stress test, you may soon. More hospitals are investing in this diagnostic tool, which looks like a standard CT machine. The noninvasive procedure enables cardiologists to see whether enough blood is flowing to a patient’s heart. Patients receive a small amount of radioactive material, known as radiotracers, through an intravenous line.
New Health Laws

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Katie Scarlett Brandt

Cancer Patients’ Bill of RightsEffective January 2025The Illinois House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolutionthat states all Illinois residents who have cancer — regardless of their financial situation, race, or background — deserve access to timely treatments, clinical trials, and information. About 78,000 Illinois residents were diagnosed with cancer this past year.
Humanity in Healthcare Shouldn’t Be an Oxymoron

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Kathleen Aharoni |Columbia College

Fact checked by Jim LacyHumanity in healthcare, in the United States at least, feels like an oxymoron. Is that because we expect more honoring and better tending from a field, medicine, focused on keeping humans well? Yet, inherent in doctor visits is threat. Will something be discovered that will devastate me physically, psychologically, familialy, financially? Threatened, our senses are heightened; we are more open to triggers and trespasses.
The insurance assurance

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | David Himmel

Fact checked by Shannon SparksWhen the Covid-19 pandemic struck, I felt a wave of relief. “Finally!” I said to anyone willing or close enough to listen, “This is going to expose the massive failures in our healthcare system, and we’ll come out of this better than before.”It really looked that way. The government was throwing money and assistance around like candy at a July 4th parade. I would have bet my tiny kingdom that the American health insurance industry would have changed for the better.
The Vital Vagus

2 weeks ago | chicagohealthonline.com | Dawn Reiss

Fact checked by Jim LacyHave you heard of the vagus nerve? I certainly hadn’t — until my son, who has a host of food allergies and other health issues, experienced anaphylaxis this past spring. After picking him up from school, I realized something wasn’t right. We headed to urgent care, and by the timewe saw a doctor, my son was wheezingfor air. Within three minutes of an epinephrine injection, he improved.