Blood test could screen for defibrillator need
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are trying to develop a more effective blood test to determine whether a patient needs to have a defibrillator implanted in his...
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Blood test could screen for defibrillator need
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are trying to develop a more effective blood test to determine whether a patient needs to have a defibrillator implanted in his...
Health tips for freshmen
Attention, freshmen: You will likely pick up more than knowledge and new friends when you start college. There's a good chance you'll at least catch a cold from living in...
Health tips for freshmen
Attention, freshmen: You will likely pick up more than knowledge and new friends when you start college. There's a good chance you'll at least catch a cold from living in...
Transplant of sibling’s stem cells shows promise in sickle-cell fight
Ieshea Thomas, who has suffered from sickle cell anemia nearly all of her life, recently received a life-changing gift from her sister: stem cells. Her sister Ivenus' donation of stem...
Transplant of sibling’s stem cells shows promise in sickle-cell fight
Ieshea Thomas, who has suffered from sickle cell anemia nearly all of her life, recently received a life-changing gift from her sister: stem cells. Her sister Ivenus' donation of stem...
Joseph Cropsey, 1919-2012
Joseph Cropsey was a leading political scientist at the University of Chicago for more than 40 years and an adherent of Leo Strauss, another of the Hyde Park institution's famed...
Charmaine Atkenson Crane, 1960-2012
Charmaine Atkenson Crane, who was active with her church and her children's high school, became involved with several lung cancer groups after she was diagnosed with the disease in 2006....
Elizabeth Ranney Youmans, 1910-2012
Elizabeth Ranney Youmans was accomplished at many crafts and with friends ran a gift shop in Hinsdale for two decades. Mrs. Youmans, 101, died of natural causes Monday, June 11,...
New control for high blood pressure is sought
Chicagoan Carolyn Campos has been on a roller coaster with her blood pressure for about five years. "I get really bad headaches, to the point where I have to sit...