How to prevent injuries when shoveling snow and walking on ice By Darcel Rockett January 26, 2021 at 9:59 a.m. If this week is when we get a real dose of the white stuff and...
When will pregnant women have access to the COVID-19 vaccine? Despite their risk, they’re limited by data By Alison Bowen January 22, 2021 at 12:02 p.m. During the 16 weeks she's been pregnant, Tara Larson has closely followed information about COVID-19....
UChicago Medicine’s Dr. Emily Landon to answer reader questions about COVID-19 vaccinations Jan. 25 on Facebook Live By Alison Bowen January 25, 2021 at 1:38 p.m. As Illinois enters the next phase, 1b, in our vaccination efforts, the Tribune will talk...
How to stay committed to dry January despite the stress of the Capitol attack, impeachment, inauguration and COVID-19 By Hannah Herrera Greenspan January 15, 2021 at 5:07 p.m. You may have made the commitment to start off 2021 by participating in dry January,...
Vaccine trial participants who received placebo now hop the line for the real thing from Pfizer, Moderna By Judy Peres January 15, 2021 at 5:38 a.m. Good news for tens of thousands of volunteers in the COVID-19 vaccine trials: Many of...
Mike Grover, whose 13-year battle with brain cancer was chronicled in his wife’s popular blog, has died at 38: ‘He put so much love back into the world.’ By Nara Schoenberg January 13, 2021 at 7:53 p.m. After he was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 24, Mike Grover charged ahead with...
5 ways to keep getting outside for sanity boosts and outdoor fitness during winter By Alison Bowen January 13, 2021 at 1:37 p.m. With cold weather having arrived in Chicago — and possibly even colder weather ahead —...
Pregnant or postpartum Black women are 45% more likely to die in the hospital and are at higher risk for heart problems By Alison Bowen January 13, 2021 at 2:48 p.m. In her last trimester, in the midst of dealing with family and work issues as...
‘COVID-19 Survival Guide’ from Rush hospital psychologist explains how to navigate the virus from diagnosis to recovery, and answers the question, ‘I’ve survived, but what’s next?’ By Darcel Rockett January 6, 2021 at 1:54 p.m. While the pandemic was turning the world upside down, front line worker Abigail Hardin was...
‘We’re getting attacked.’ Even before COVID-19, doctors faced online harassment, including death threats. The pandemic makes it worse. By Alison Bowen January 6, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. The first troll Dr. Shikha Jain encountered was angry about vaccines. The person responded a...