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For decades, cardiovascular medicine often required complex, invasive surgeries like open-heart procedures, where the chest was opened, the heart stopped and machines took over to keep the body…

Healthy eating is not just a choice — it’s a gift you give yourself every day. It fuels your body, supports cell regeneration, lowers inflammation and uplifts your mood. But more than that, it’s a…

Innovation comes in many forms — some of them high-tech and sexy and others not as flashy. Harnessing innovation in a myriad of ways to improve patient outcomes and reduce complications is essential…

Imagine a future where your doctor has a super-powered assistant generated by artificial intelligence (AI) that can help them review your entire medical history in seconds, assess your risk of…

Sandra Ivo first met Roger Goldberg, MD, urogynecologist with Endeavor Health Medical Group, when she worked as a medical assistant for an internal medicine provider in Vernon Hills, in the same…

The holiday season is all about indulgence. Sweets, gifts, parties, food. And the fun often begins before we roast the Thanksgiving turkey. When the lights fade and the holiday buffets are cleared…

As the range of therapeutic options for cancer patients has exploded in recent years, it is challenging for general oncologists to keep up with all the advances, making second opinions a valuable…

Avian influenza, or bird flu, is spreading among birds in the U.S., hiking egg prices and prompting pet food recalls. Health officials are currently monitoring an outbreak of bird flu among wild birds…

It’s common knowledge that winter is prime time for illnesses like colds and flu. This year there’s a quadruple threat circulating: High levels of flu, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and…

Sometimes we feel it when something is wrong with our heart, and sometimes we don’t. A heart attack has some well-known symptoms. But with high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease…

When someone as fit as Ratona Harr, a spin class instructor, has a heart attack, it’s a wake-up call for everyone. Harr was leading a class when she started to feel pressure in her chest, the American…

Approximately 4% of all cancers in the United States are cancers of the head and neck, according to the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute. Head and neck cancers are typically…