How Lurie Children’s helped 4-year-old girl defy the odds
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.
CVS, Walgreens pull back COVID vaccines in more than a dozen states following new guidelines
CVS has stopped offering updated COVID-19 shots in 3 states and restricted access in a dozen more.
Common painkillers may fuel deadly superbugs that resist antibiotics, study warns
Ibuprofen and acetaminophen increased genetic mutations in E. coli during lab tests.
FDA limits access to updated COVID-19 shots: What we know
Millions of healthy adults and children who are interested in getting an updated COVID-19 shot for extra protection may have to cross several new hurdles to do so.
New book explores protecting patients with disabilities| ChicagoNOW
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.
Novo Nordisk to sell weight-loss drug for $499 to eligible customers
Novo Nordisk had also previously cut Wegovy pricing as competition intensifies with Eli Lilly.
Kennedy Jr. pushes health trackers as Chicago experts question privacy, cost
In a Fox 32 special report, Sylvia Perez finds out if wearing a wearable is for everyone.
After ICE detention fight, Venezuelan man saves Chicago brother's life with kidney transplant
A Venezuelan man detained by ICE earlier this year has now saved his brother's life with a successful kidney transplant in Chicago.
Warren Buffett sparks UnitedHealth's biggest weekly stock surge in 16 years
UnitedHealth has been clouded by the DOJ probe and the murder of executive Brian Thompson.
FOX 32 reporter shares painful shingles journey to warn others at risk: 'Stopped me in my tracks'
FOX 32's Elizabeth Matthews shares her painful and vision-threatening battle with shingles on her face and eye to raise awareness that the illness can strike younger, healthy adults.
At-home skin cancer test could be one step closer
An experimental patch could bring the medical world one step closer to rapid at-home melanoma testing, eliminating the need for a biopsy or blood draw.