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A visit to the doctor’s office often elicits a stress response, especially in adults. Stress can trigger a fight or flight response that comes with several physical changes, including a rise in blood…

Unlike many traditional internships, Endeavor Health’s Personalized Medicine (PMed) Summer Camp provides a rare and rewarding opportunity for students to conduct real genomic translational research…

At this very moment, someone in your community is thinking about ending their life. In Illinois, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death, and the third leading cause of death for young adults aged…

A breast cancer diagnosis is often fraught with fear and anxiety. And those fears can persist through treatment, becoming worries about cancer recurrence. But increases in screening and earlier…

One in three kids who plays a team sport in the United States sustains an injury serious enough to miss practice or games. The most common sites of injury are the head, knee, foot/ankle, shoulder and…

When caught early and localized, breast cancer is highly treatable, so detection should be a top priority. “I often tell my newly diagnosed patients that treatment is not just treatment, it’s curative…

The annual number of hip and knee replacement procedures has grown dramatically in recent years and continues to rise as more and more people opt for surgery to relieve joint pain, restore mobility…

Young people are the future of healthcare, and Endeavor Health is working to nurture and encourage the brilliant minds of tomorrow. We’re proud to collaborate with our ASPIRE Lake County partners in…

Too many lives are lost to suicide every day, and the repercussions are far-reaching. Those left behind are traumatized, shocked, devastated. Suicide results from a complicated array of risk factors…

Nadia Sheehan, 38, of Naperville, was out for a run with friends one afternoon last year when she began to experience a lot of pain in the right side of her head. “At first I thought it was just…

Artificial intelligence (AI) can handle a variety of tasks, some more helpful than others. Endeavor Health cardiologists have found a way AI can improve healthcare for heart patients. Echocardiograms…

When kept in check, cholesterol is not a bad thing. In fact, your body needs it to help build cells. However, that waxy substance carried in your blood stream could also pose serious health risks if…