Alternative medicine attracts adherents for good or ill
About 50 percent of Americans use alternative medicine — and 10 percent use it on their children, according to Paul Offit, author of the new book, "Do You Believe in...
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Alternative medicine attracts adherents for good or ill
About 50 percent of Americans use alternative medicine — and 10 percent use it on their children, according to Paul Offit, author of the new book, "Do You Believe in...
Lessons from Bush’s heart surgery
Last week, doctors placed a stent in the heart of former President George W. Bush, opening up a blocked artery. The procedure surprised many Americans who knew that the 67-year-old...
College students lay out fiscal facts for teens
Of all the problems confronting schools today, financial literacy is rarely mentioned. But that will change if Ted Gonder has his way. Gonder, 23, is the executive director of Moneythink,...
Dreams dashed as drug trial canceled
For most people, attending a relative's wedding is a happy occasion. But for one Highland Park couple, seeing their son socialize and dance qualified as a once-in-a-lifetime thrill. "Ethan was...
Dreams dashed as drug trial canceled
For most people, attending a relative's wedding is a happy occasion. But for one Highland Park couple, seeing their son socialize and dance qualified as a once-in-a-lifetime thrill. "Ethan was...
Experts offer insight into elder care
When the older generation needs additional support, the child becomes the parent. But this role reversal is rarely a comfortable fit. Starting a conversation about finances or moving into an...
Fat’s in the fire about obesity as disease
The American Medical Association recently declared obesity a disease that requires a wide range of treatments. The decision generated a lot of controversy, but on one point everyone agrees: With...
Dr. Joel Schwab, 1945-2013
At the University of Chicago Medicine's annual residents award ceremony last week, Dr. Joel Schwab was to be the inaugural recipient of an award named in his honor and given...
4 stories, 4 diplomas
When Fenger High School's graduating seniors were freshmen, student Derrion Albert was pummeled to death with a wooden plank, an incident captured on a video that sparked outrage and heartache...