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Published on April 8, 2025 - 23:53 GMT

Low-dose CT scans for lung cancer: How they work and who needs one

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer among people in the United States. It is the country’s leading cause of cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society, which forecasts 226,650 new lung cancer diagnoses this year. Cigarette smoking is …

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Published on April 3, 2025 - 17:52 GMT

Understanding how laughing gas can fight depression

Although a plethora of medications and therapies now exist for major depression, roughly one in three diagnosed patients still suffer from treatment-resistant depression (TRD) — a form of the disorder that does not respond to first-line antidepressants. …

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Published on March 26, 2025 - 03:48 GMT

How dangerous is a measles outbreak?

Measles is a very contagious and dangerous disease — but it’s also preventable. Thanks to a coordinated and highly effective effort to deliver the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, it was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000. But increasing …

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Published on March 22, 2025 - 01:30 GMT

Match Day 2025: Cheers, tears and a new record

Jillian Bowman’s hands shook as she opened her envelope. But the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine student saw exactly what she had hoped: a match with Boston Children’s Hospital for her pediatric residency. “I just started crying,” said …

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Published on March 17, 2025 - 17:11 GMT

AI helps find promising therapeutic target for rare salivary gland cancer

Researchers have uncovered a promising therapeutic target for adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), a rare cancer of the salivary glands with few treatment options. The study, led by researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center …

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Published on March 6, 2025 - 19:10 GMT

Do kids need milk?

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, you could hardly watch TV or flip through a magazine without seeing a celebrity sporting a foamy white mustache. The dairy industry’s advertising — especially the famous “got milk?” campaigns — helped cement the idea that …

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Published on March 6, 2025 - 19:10 GMT

Chemo-immunotherapy approach shows potential benefit in patients with advanced HPV-negative head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancers that are not associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can be treated with a novel treatment strategy including neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy with encouraging results, according to a new study. Researchers from …

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Published on March 5, 2025 - 00:49 GMT

How Wi-Fi enabled 'smart' knee implants track recovery, step by step

Gerard Berish using exercise equipment with his Wi-Fi enabled 'smart knee' When Gerard Berish learned he needed knee replacement surgery, he wanted to resume an active lifestyle as quickly as possible. “I’ve always been interested in staying fit …

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Published on February 28, 2025 - 00:25 GMT

Resilient 'SuperAgers' show the positive side of growing old

Even though the two women had met only once or twice before, 110-year-old Edith Renfrow Smith lit up as soon as 84-year-old Sheila Nicholes entered the room. “Here comes another SuperAger!” she exclaimed. Nicholes laughed and gave Smith a hug. “I sure am a …

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Published on February 25, 2025 - 22:12 GMT

‘Smart' knee replacement tracks patient progress, data to boost recovery

Intense aching in Luz Graciela Gamero’s arthritic knees would force her to sit down during her managing shifts at Medici on 57th, a popular restaurant in Hyde Park. The cartilage in her right knee had worn out, so her bones would grind against each other …

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Published on February 21, 2025 - 21:38 GMT

Water jet therapy offered at Ingalls Memorial provides relief for enlarged prostate

University of Chicago Medicine urologist Mahmoud Khalil, MBBCh, shows patient Guillermo Arellano-Garcia scans with successful results from his recent water jet therapy to treat his enlarged prostate. For four years, Guillermo Arellano-Garcia suffered in …

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Published on February 21, 2025 - 21:38 GMT

'Not just a painting': UChicago Medicine’s Staff Art Exhibit brings comfort, connection

Art has the power to heal, and the 18th annual UChicago Medicine Staff Art Exhibit proved just that. For one mother who spent days walking the halls of the Hyde Park hospital recently while her daughter recovered from a transplant, a painting of a happy …

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Published on February 17, 2025 - 19:04 GMT

Uncovering inequalities in breast cancer immunotherapy access

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of the disease that accounts for 15% of all breast cancer cases. Black women are twice as likely as white women to be diagnosed with TNBC and 28% more likely to die from it. In a new study …

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Published on February 14, 2025 - 00:37 GMT

Researchers look for the best ways to help people with HIV quit smoking

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment has gotten so good that people can take a pill once a day to achieve viral suppression that lets them live much longer than anyone could have imagined just a few decades ago. “But what if I were to tell you that …

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Published on February 14, 2025 - 00:37 GMT

After inpatient rehab at UChicago Medicine, motorcycle crash survivor works to inspire others

Christina Evans, CNA, works at UChicago Medicine Inpatient Rehabilitation at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, the same place that helped her get back to her life after a motorcycle crash. As she and her friends rode to dinner, Christina Evans lost …

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Published on February 14, 2025 - 00:37 GMT

Vitamin E succinate controls tumor growth and enhances immunotherapy effects

High levels of fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) have been linked to increased tumor growth and resistance to immunotherapy. In a study recently published in PNAS, researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine identified vitamin E …

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Published on February 14, 2025 - 00:37 GMT

UChicago Medicine names Mohamad Bydon, MD, as inaugural Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery

The University of Chicago Medicine has appointed Mohamad Bydon, MD, as the inaugural Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery and health system leader for Neurological Surgery, effective July 1, 2025. Bydon, a distinguished neurosurgeon-scientist, …

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Published on February 7, 2025 - 21:09 GMT

Hypophosphatasia patients find answers and treatments

The metabolic bone disorder known as hypophosphatasia (HPP) is rare enough that many medical trainees and even practicing physicians have never seen a case. However, doctors at the University of Chicago Medicine have been diagnosing and treating this under …

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Published on February 7, 2025 - 21:09 GMT

Structural beam for new cancer pavilion holds messages of strength, hope

A steel beam that will soon crown the University of Chicago Medicine’s new cancer pavilion is more than just a structural element — it’s a symbol of hope, dedication and collaboration. Covered in more than 3,400 signatures and heartfelt messages, the 31- …

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Published on January 31, 2025 - 18:58 GMT

What you need to know about the recent tuberculosis outbreak

A recent tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas has public health officials questioning whether the airborne disease has the potential to spread nationwide. As of late January, there were more than 60 cases in a concentrated area near Kansas City. This is …

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