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How an Opera Singer Saves Her Voice
Janai Brugger is a classical soprano, hot tea drinker, and lukewarm runner.
Kevin Boehm’s Rebound After ‘Rock Bottom’
Celebrated restaurateur, transcendental meditation fan, self-reinventor
Chicago’s First SoulCycle Is Opening in April
The fitness craze is expanding to the Windy City with two locations opening this year...
Do You Remember the Measles Outbreak of 1989?
The deadly, highly contagious virus infected thousands of people in Illinois, hitting poor neighborhoods in...
Club Cardio Is a Rockstar Workout Without Much Working Out
Flirty Girl Fitness took over Sound-Bar last week for a fitness class in a nightclub.
Medical Wonders
These five homegrown innovations are making their way from benchtop to bedside. Each has the...
The Threat of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
Coming, in part, from a chicken near you.
How Will Chicago’s New Data Nodes Display Information?
The Array of Things, the city's network of environmental sensors, makes its debut this month....
Q&A: Laurence Ralph on Injury and Resilience in Gangland Chicago
The Harvard anthropologist talks about his new book 'Renegade Dreams,' the work of three years...
How the Birth Control Pill Happened
Jonathan Eig’s new book explores the little-known history of the oral contraceptive.
America Is Very Good at Treating Vulnerable Newborns, But Not Healthier Babies
The U.S. has a depressingly high infant mortality rate—but not for newborns. It seems like...
San Antonio Reduced Its Jail Population by Treating the Mentally Ill
Over 15 years, Bexar County built a complex system to divert people from jail and...