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Blase Polite MD procedure

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.

Mitchell Sheinkop is cancer-free and back on his bicycle after receiving focal therapy treatments. (Mark Black)

Two prostate cancer patients. Two different focal therapies. Two excellent outcomes.

Two prostate cancer patients shared their experiences with different focal therapies. UChicago Medicine is the only hospital in Chicago, and one of only a few nationwide, to offer all of the different varieties of this new, minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer.

woman with sleep mask in bed

How to translate more time in bed into more high-quality sleep

New research suggests that people have been spending slightly more time in bed since 2020. A UChicago Medicine sleep expert offers tips for making the most of that time.

Crystal Hendricks-Kretzer and her dog

‘Her disease melted away’: Clinical trial helps patient beat breast cancer, avoid harsh chemotherapy

Thanks to a cutting-edge clinical trial at UChicago Medicine, Crystal Hendricks-Kretzer received targeted treatments that helped shrink a tumor in her left breast and avoid harsh chemotherapy. Today, she’s cancer-free and using her experience to advocate for others.