Ask the expert: Getting kids ready for school sports

School sports are a great way for kids to stay active and make new friends. But before your child puts on a uniform, a physical exam can help determine if it is safe for him or her to participate. Most states, including Illinois, require that young athletes have a sports physical before they start a new sport or begin a new competitive season. Nasreen Ansari, MD, a family medicine physician at the University of Chicago Medicine Center for Advanced Care at Orland Park, answers parents’ questions about sports physicals.

Quality of psychiatric treatment, not number of beds, should be focus of suicide prevention

A statistical analysis by UChicago's Robert Gibbons argues against the conclusion that the declining number of psychiatric inpatient beds has led to increased suicide rates.