Judith Graham

It's a question that commands attention: Why do so many old people return to the hospital, sick and in need of care, relatively soon after being discharged? Nationally, about one...

The sooner someone is diagnosed with dementia, the better. Increasingly, that's the mantra of experts in Alzheimer's disease, a condition that robs people of their memories and ability to think....

Your son or daughter has just graduated from college and is looking for a job. What health insurance options do they have? The good news is that under a new...

Marie Rutke was annoyed after reading my article about urgent-care centers last week. In the story, I said that urgent-care centers are often seen as a convenient and affordable alternative...

He was a teenage boy and when he discovered a lump in his groin he didn't mention it to his parents. Today, a proposed Illinois law, Senate Bill 1665, is...

When his 2 1/2-year-old daughter tripped at day care and cut her chin recently, Lance Moore didn't take her to the emergency room at the nearest hospital. Instead he rushed...

You can bet on it: There are good profits to be made in the sleep center business. Insurance companies cover sleep tests, often without many strings attached and at a...

Swine flu has surfaced in Illinois, and people are bound to have many questions as the illness arrives a step closer to home. I asked Dr. Mark Dworkin, an associate...

It's a sad time for Pilsen and for the University of Illinois Medical Center, both losers as the University of Illinois at Chicago prepares to close a small health clinic...

It's a sad time for Pilsen and for the University of Illinois Medical Center, both losers as the University of Illinois at Chicago prepares to close a small health clinic...