Health Care

Psychologist Ben Shabad breaks down why AI can?t challenge or push back on users like human therapists do ? raising serious concerns about their use in mental health. This, as states regulate AI in therapy.

With blood donations critically low?especially among young adults?the Big Ten and Abbott are launching a new ?We Give Blood? competition. Dr. James Borchers joins us to explain how it works, how you can help, and what?s at stake for the winning school.

A new Northwestern Medicine study shows Black adults face heart failure nearly 14 years earlier than white patients, with researchers pointing to economic and social factors as key drivers of the gap.

Residents of Elk Grove Village and nearby communities will have a chance to voice concerns and get answers Tuesday during a town hall addressing Ascension Alexian Brothers Hospital?s recent decision to discontinue labor and delivery services in the village.

Florida is moving to eliminate long-standing vaccine requirements for children in schools and healthcare, a move experts warn could undermine decades of public health progress.

Cook County officials are urging all residents to help save a life and stop an overdose.

The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health at Lurie Children’s is one of just a handful of centers worldwide offering truly comprehensive care for families facing complex prenatal diagnoses. Dr. Aimen Shaaban is leading the way in procedures like fetoscopic spina bifida repair — a groundbreaking surgery performed before birth that protects both mom and baby while opening the door to brighter futures.

Licensed clinical social worker Anna Richmond from Thriveworks joins us to discuss how to navigate grief, avoid harmful coping habits, and embrace therapy as a valuable tool for healing.

Jessica Lopez, 32, from Chicago, was blinded by childhood cancers leukemia and retinoblastoma. Years of chemotherapy saved her life but left her with serious long-term health issues. In 2023, just after getting engaged, she learned she needed a new heart and liver ? and later, a new kidney as well.

There was turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the agency's director was fired.

A new book titled "Silent No Longer: Advancing the Fight for Disability Rights" from author Robert Stack explores protections for people with disabilities in the for-profit health care system.

A hospital in Chicago's Portage Park has garnered the nickname the "death hospital." We spoke to Manny Ramos from Block Club Chicago to discuss his reporting on what problems have been plaguing the facility.

Pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Mark Fishbein explains the potential risks and benefits of feeding infants a meat-heavy diet and offers guidance for safe baby-led weaning.