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As a child, Russ Nockels, MD, believed he would grow up to become a Chicago firefighter. While he didn’t end up in the fire station, he still followed a path that would change people’s lives…

Game-changing new technology is transforming physicians’ ability to perform lung biopsies, in even the smallest and hardest to reach airways. The Ion robotic-assisted bronchoscopy enables precise…

The pancreas is a small organ located between the spine and intestines that produces enzymes to help digest food and hormones like insulin, which help regulate blood sugar. Pancreatic cancer occurs…

The summer months mean lining up sports physicals for student athletes before school starts again. Parents need to be sure their sports-driven teenagers get a careful examination and a thorough…

When spring sports start, so do the chances of student-athletes getting injured on the playing fields. Even though most high school sports injuries are minor — such as sprains and strains — athletes…

Mammography is the gold standard for screening and is known to reduce mortality due to breast cancer. However, it cannot detect all cancers. “When a woman has dense breast tissue, both that tissue and…

Cancer treatment sometimes feels almost as debilitating as the disease, but it’s important to keep moving as regular exercise can help recovery. Endeavor Health thoracic surgeon Nicholas Yerkes, MD…

All children are miracles in a way. Shelly Battista’s twins — who were born two years to the day after she celebrated becoming cancer free — are truly medical miracles. At 34, when Battista was still…

When cancer becomes metastatic, or spreads to other parts of the body, it’s a disconcerting shock. Nearly all cancers have the potential to metastasize. Cancer that has spread to other parts of the…

It is absolutely never too late to stop smoking. Regardless of how long you have smoked or how many times you may have tried to quit, it is always worth the effort to kick the habit for good…

It may feel better to exercise indoors in the summer months when it’s hot and humid. But if you love the summer heat and want to enjoy being outside while it’s nice, outdoor workouts are still doable…

When your heart rhythm feels off, it can be unsettling. For many patients, it’s reassuring to know there is technology that can keep heart experts connected to their heartbeat 24 hours a day. The…