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Dr. Rana Stino, left, checks the retainer fit on patient Holly Brown on Jan. 20, 2022, at Water Tower Dental Care. Brown wears a retainer to protect her teeth from grinding.

Cracked teeth. Grinding. Sore jaws. Chicago dentists say COVID-19 stress is affecting our dental health.

January 21, 2022 at 11:57 a.m.

Along with everything else, COVID-19 is also creating problems with our teeth. That's what dentists say after treating patients who are under stress during the pandemic and taking it out...

El Dr. Justin Fiala, profesor asistente de medicina pulmonar, cuidados intensivos y del sueño en la Facultad de Medicina Feinberg de la Universidad Northwestern, trabaja en su estudio de arte en una pintura al óleo que representa a los empleados del hospital en uniformes médicos que viajan en autobús al trabajo el domingo 9 de enero de 2022, en Chicago.

‘Es casi como una carta de amor’: Médico de la UCI pinta para sus colegas que tratan a pacientes con covid

January 20, 2022 at 11:54 a.m.

Todas las mañanas, el Dr. Justin Fiala viaja en un autobús de la CTA a lo largo de Lake Shore Drive y se siente como ir a la batalla. Antes...

Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, known for his art that turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a clothespin and the "Batcolumn" located on the 600 block of West Madison Street in Chicago, died July 18, 2022 at the age of 93.

Family focuses on Les Grobstein’s life and fans as listeners donate to help with radio personality’s funeral

January 18, 2022 at 7:22 p.m.

Scott Grobstein remembers calling in to his father's radio show. The Illinois high school English teacher grew up with a dad, Les Grobstein, who had a famous voice and a...

Dr. Justin Fiala holds a brush while working on an oil painting.

‘It’s almost like a love letter’: ICU doctor paints for his colleagues treating COVID patients

January 14, 2022 at 2:47 p.m.

Every morning, Dr. Justin Fiala rides a CTA bus along Lake Shore Drive, and it feels like going into battle. Before the pandemic, stepping onto a bus was just a...

Una mujer se realiza una prueba para detectar la presencia del coronavirus en su organismo, el 11 de enero de 2022 en New York.

‘¿A cuántos contagié?’

January 12, 2022 at 11:07 a.m.

La mujer planeó cuidadosamente el viaje para las vacaciones de fin de año. Trabajar a distancia, limitar las actividades a las salidas relacionadas con la escuela y frenar cualquier otra...

Margaret Orozco pushes her bike to get tested for coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020.

I tested positive for COVID-19. Now what?

January 7, 2022 at 1:02 p.m.

As many people test positive for COVID-19 amid the contagious omicron variant, here's a guide to what to do after receiving a positive result. Q: But I'm vaccinated. I can...

Seen through a door peephole, a medical worker wearing protective clothing disinfects the corridor of a hotel used for foreigners to quarantine in Shanghai, China, on Aug. 12, 2021.

‘How many people did I get sick?’ Testing positive for COVID-19 can bring feelings of guilt and shame

January 6, 2022 at 12:16 p.m.

She'd thought through the travel for the holiday carefully. Working remotely, limiting activities to school-related outings and curbing any other possibility for exposure. And still, the second day of the...

Olaf Borkiewicz, from left, Kamila Wiaderek and Luna Borkiewicz, 3, at their home on Dec. 14, 2021, in Lisle. Both Olaf and Kamila are scientists at Argonne National Laboratory.

Doctors and scientists juggling kids and career faced burnout even before COVID-19. A University of Chicago grant seeks to help

December 30, 2021 at 2:10 p.m.

Recently, in a moment most parents during the pandemic know all too well, Kamila Wiaderek and Olaf Borkiewicz touched their daughter Luna's forehead. It felt warm. Their toddler, 3, had...

Patrick Malia plays with his children, Violet, 3, and Jimmy, 5, at their home on Dec. 6, 2021, in West Dundee. Patrick still suffers from several health issues as a result of COVID-19 he had in March 2020.

Young adults in Illinois are many of the patients at Northwestern’s Neuro COVID-19 clinic tracking long-haulers

December 16, 2021 at 2:44 p.m.

When the coronavirus pandemic began, Patrick Malia was an energetic, 37-year-old father of two. In March 2020, coughing sent him to an Illinois emergency room. Two years later, the West...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Should parents worry about a vaccine affecting a child’s fertility? Your COVID-19 questions answered.

December 16, 2021 at 1:27 p.m.

Should parents worry about a vaccine affecting a child's fertility? We asked local experts your COVID-19 questions. This resource will be updated as more questions arrive, so check back often....

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