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Colonoscopy made simple: Physician highlights important, easy-to-schedule screenings at UChicago Medicine Crown Point

Dr. Blase Polite, physician-in-chief at UChicago Medicine Crown Point, shares his own colonoscopy experience at the Crown Point multispecialty facility.

Sarah Shubeck, MD, MS, consults with a patient.

Overcoming mammogram anxiety: What a breast cancer expert wants you to know

A UChicago Medicine breast surgical oncologist explains the benefits of breast cancer screenings and offers tips on how to navigate stressors that may arise before, during and after a mammogram.

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After robotic hernia repair surgery, patient resumes workouts, weightlifting

Robot-assisted hernia surgery at UChicago Medicine helped an Oak Park man get back in the gym. Learn about the common causes and symptoms of hernia and the treatments that UChicago Medicine doctors can offer.

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What to know about liver failure, liver transplants and living donation at UChicago Medicine

Can you drink alcohol after a liver transplant? Who can be a living donor? Is liver transplant the only treatment for liver failure? Our liver transplant doctors answer some of the most common questions patients ask.