Chicago Health Magazine
The Vaccine Controversy
What is the greatest accomplishment in the history of public health? One word, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): vaccines.
Recycling is Complicated and Controversial…
After your waste gets hauled away each week, it either goes to a recycling facility or a landfill. While it ceases to be your household problem, it can have severe impacts on your health and the environment.
Trash to Treasure
Local residents are taking recycling into their own hands, protecting their health, the health of the planet, and the city’s budget.
In Their Words
Hospital chaplains play a pivotal role in providing care, comfort, and consolation to people going through medical issues including gun violence
Why We Forget Mass Shootings
Society’s ambivalence toward mass shootings. Our attention clasps on to the next tragedy-du-jour — what psychologists call “psychic numbing”
Chicago Caregiving Magazine
Indelible Ink
Only 13% of people over age 65 in the U.S. have a tattoo. Here are a few of them — and the stories their tattoos tell.
Creating Spaces
Art boosts mental cognition. Working with the brush or camera keeps the artist focused solely in the present moment of creation.
Community Health
By Dan DeanDan Dean is a writer, cancer survivor, and founder of Cancer Dudes, which supports men after being diagnosed with cancer. dan-dean.com4 essentials to know about healthcare in senior living communities When people consider a move into a senior living community, their health needs often ran…
RUSH University Medical Center
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Use of the Rist Guide Catheter in the Treatment of an Unruptured ACom Aneurysm | RUSH
Learn about the Rist Guide Catheter in the treatment of an unruptured ACom aneurysm.
Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Treatment of Late-onset Pompe Disease | RUSH
Learn about enzyme replacement therapy for treatment of late-onset Pompe disease
Conquer Magazine
Why Men with Cancer Don’t Seek Support: Fear of Vulnerability and Lack of Power – Conquer: the journey informed
Many men hide their emotions and vulnerability in an effort to maintain a sense of manliness or power, but suffering in silence can have drastic implications for men’s health and make cancer treatment more difficult.
Biomarker Testing Is Driving the Development of New Therapies – Conquer: the journey informed
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor Dan Dean spoke with several experts about the advances in genomic testing, which have enabled oncologists to treat patients with new “targeted therapies” that fight cancer based on the specific features of a tumor.
Information Is Power: Targeted Therapies Extend Survival for Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia – Conquer: the journey informed
At the June 2019 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2 experts discussed the implications of new treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The blood cancer known as CLL is often diagnosed late, and until recently the initial treatment was chemotherapy alone.…
Why Proactive Lung Cancer Screening Can Save Lives – Conquer: the journey informed
“Lung cancer”—what first pops into your head when you hear that?
To Disclose at Work or Not to Disclose? – Conquer: the journey informed
Cancer survivor Dan Dean weighs the many factors involved when deciding what to tell, or not tell, an employer about a cancer diagnosis and the job-related potential implications.
Dating After Cancer, a Piece of Cake, Right? Right… – Conquer: the journey informed
People affected by cancer find that dating requires a different playbook to navigate through relationships.