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Worried about the colonoscopy prep? There are ways to make it easier. Here are 13 tips, including new prep options, from University of Chicago Medicine gastroenterologist Benjamin Levy, MD.

Rather than yearly colonoscopies to manage her Crohn's disease, Sharon Rosati-Wilkie now uses one of University of Chicago Medicine's new, state-of-the-art intestinal ultrasounds. UChicago Medicine is one of just two hospitals in the U.S. to offer this new noninvasive procedure that can be done in the doctor's office.

Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have engineered a new “masked” version of the immunotherapy drug interleukin-12 that is activated only when it reaches a tumor.

Promising results from an ongoing clinical trial show a three-drug treatment may improve survival in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who have undergone preliminary treatment followed by a stem cell transplant.

Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women, surpassing both cancer and stroke, so Dr. Kathleen Drinan offers eight steps you can take to prevent heart disease

The emergency room isn't always the best place to take a sick child. Depending on symptoms, urgent care or the pediatrician's office may a be better option.

UChicago Medicine's Pritzker School of Medicine will not participate in U.S. News and World Report's annual “Best Medical Schools” ranking next year due to concerns about the publication’s methodology and the impact the ratings system has on ensuring equity in medical education.

Heart disease expert Atman Shah, MD, explains the symptoms women have for heart attacks as well as treatments and prevention options for heart attacks in women.