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Patient advocate program reduces repeat ED visits
September 25, 2025

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.

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.

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.

How to lower your risk of liver cancer
Learn from our expert physician what you should know about liver cancer, including who’s most at risk and what you can do to lower your chances of getting it.