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Medicine has come a long way since the 1700s. Back then, medical care commonly consisted of herbal remedies and bloodletting. Through the years, we’ve found more effective ways to treat diseases. And…

Pictured above: The Acevedo De Arias family with Liana Billings, MD, at Endeavor Health. Ericka Acevedo De Arias was diagnosed with diabetes nearly 15 years ago. When her kids, Dominic (8) and…

Pictured above from left to right: Elle Brandt, PhD, and Jubao Duan, PhD As a young doctoral student in Beijing, Jubao Duan, PhD, loved playing tennis with his mentor’s son. He was a sweet kid — smart…

What if your doctor had the sum total of medical knowledge at their fingertips? What if your nurse could focus more on you, thanks to an extra set of (robotic) hands? We are in an age of medicine like…

Pictured above, from left to right: Katerina Markopoulou, MD, helped patient María-Paz Salas manage her tremors and movement symptoms. María-Paz Salas felt like she was walking with weights around her…

Metastatic cancer was once a death sentence, but thanks to tremendous advances in immunotherapy and ongoing research in the field of oncology, people with advanced cancer are living many years with…

A promising trial is taking place in nine hospitals across the country, including Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital. If successful, the trial will enable doctors to diagnose chronic traumatic…

Tennis star Serena Williams made headlines in 2017 not for a grand slam victory or even birthing her first child. She was in the news because of a pulmonary embolism after a c-section. Williams, who…

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…

While robotic technology is now commonly used for surgical treatment of various cancers, its use in breast cancer surgeries is a newer, promising application. Katherine Kopkash, MD, breast surgical…

With so many new treatment options for cancer patients, it’s an exciting time for oncology clinicians who have a growing arsenal of approaches to fight the disease and help patients achieve better…