On Chicago's South Side, the Center for Better Aging provides primary care, wellness education, and social services to adults ...

For decades, life expectancy in Chicago has varied significantly along racial, socioeconomic, and neighborhood lines.

Longevity coaching has also entered the public consciousness alongside a growing focus on healthspan, a concept that Peter ...

Mahjong is a "complete cognitive workout." The recent surge in players holds promise for brain health and socialization.

Emergency medicine physicians — who have among the highest burnout rates of any specialty, according to the American Medical ...

Chicago had the worst air quality in the world this past July. As extreme weather events become more common, researchers are exploring the long-term effects of poor air quality — including on dementia ...

A mother and daughter traveled from their home on Chicago’s South Side to Humboldt Park earlier today — not to ride the swan boats in the lagoon or to go bird watching along the trails, but so that ...

U.S. medical school enrollment hit an all-time high in 2025, topping 100,000 students for the first time, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Yet difficulty securing ...

You know that you’re supposed to drink plenty of water every day, but do you know why? Not drinking enough water can have some startling consequences, including a bloated belly, constipation, even ...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You might be surprised to learn that the tomato on your kitchen counter is a low-calorie package chock-full of nutrients. To reap the benefits, you can incorporate ...

Daniel Hale Williams, born in 1850s Pennsylvania, faced challenges from an early age. His father died when he was young. His mother abandoned him. And, in post-Civil War America, he faced racism as an ...

Chicago baseball fans don’t need a reminder of how brutal this year has been on pitching arms. The Cubs lost top starter Cade Horton to a season-ending torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) after just ...