Growth of support groups crowds out Y-Me
Back in 1978, when Y-Me began in the south suburbs, information on breast cancer was scarce. A new patient often would receive little more than a brochure from her doctor,...
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Mental health care offers easy target for budget ax
Health care has dominated the headlines recently at the federal, state and local levels: The Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act. Six of 12 Chicago-run community mental health clinics...
Mental health care offers easy target for budget ax
Health care has dominated the headlines recently at the federal, state and local levels: The Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act. Six of 12 Chicago-run community mental health clinics...
Future interrupted: Young adults, Depression-era seniors reflect on economic blows
In 2008, Maria Sanchez was a full-time student at Harper College when the bottom dropped out of the economy and her world. Her parents lost their jobs, forcing the freshman...
Jackson case put mental illness in spotlight
The announcement that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.is undergoing inpatient treatment for a mood disorder hasn't stopped the swirl of speculation about his diagnosis — and what it means for...
Future interrupted: Young adults, Depression-era seniors reflect on economic blows
In 2008, Maria Sanchez was a full-time student at Harper College when the bottom dropped out of the economy and her world. Her parents lost their jobs, forcing the freshman...
Neurologist offers insight into seizure disorder
Last month, Commerce Secretary John Bryson, 68, resigned from his Cabinet post after suffering a seizure while driving, resulting in two car crashes. To get a better understanding of this...
Neurologist offers insight into seizure disorder
Last month, Commerce Secretary John Bryson, 68, resigned from his Cabinet post after suffering a seizure while driving, resulting in two car crashes. To get a better understanding of this...
Ask the Expert: End-of-life spending
How much money should be spent to prolong a life? That's what Amanda Bennett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist set out to determine following her husband's death from a rare kidney...
Ask the Expert: End-of-life spending
How much money should be spent to prolong a life? That's what Amanda Bennett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist set out to determine following her husband's death from a rare kidney...