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Eddie Harley
Love helps to overcome rare lymphoma, an aggressive blood cancer
Aytekin Oto with a patient in the MRI machine
Improving prostate cancer diagnosis with MRI 'risk maps'
Christopher Chapman and Edwin McDonald
Why weight loss is so much more complicated than 'calories in, calories out'
In the News
​UChicago Medicine makes BlackDoctor.org's Top Hospitals for Diversity list

September 17, 2018

Collaboration with Almoosa Specialist Hospital to bring UChicago Medicine’s clinical expertise to patients in Saudi Arabia

September 11, 2018

Cardiologist Kirk T. Spencer, MD, 1962-2018

September 7, 2018

Public safety team earns ‘Program of Distinction’ status from industry group

August 29, 2018

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New study first to report sexual behavior norms among U.S. adults with dementia living at home

The majority of partnered, home-dwelling people in the U.S. with dementia are sexually active, according to a University of Chicago Medicine study out this week in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. In addition, people with cognitive impairment and dementia often have bothersome sexual function problems they don’t discuss with a doctor.

Dr. Hilary Jericho with patient and family
Fulfilling our promise to make the world a better place for kids
Bread with a nutrition label
The benefits carbohydrates can have on heart health
Children with backpacks
Backpack Buying 101: How to avoid 'backpack back'

Recent Research

Ovarian cancer cells (Image: National Cancer Institute)
Genes
Microscopic image of a fibroblast (top) showing the nucleus (blue), mitochondria (red), and actin cytoskeleton (green). Source: NIH - National Human Genome Research Institute.

Most Popular Articles

Debunking the health benefits of apple cider vinegar

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Excoriation disorder: When scratching becomes more than a nervous habit

February 5, 2015

Pediatric cancer survivor with his family
Game On Against Cancer

After Anthony Bendy was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, his family surrounded him with love and support. He also got a little help from Cubs first basemen and cancer survivor Anthony Rizzo. Now the two Anthonys are teaming up to fight cancer together.

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