The Forefront

Brain tumors are rare, scary and can be quite serious. UChicago Medicine experts Bakhtiar Yamini, MD, and Lauren Singer, MD, discuss how brain tumors and brain cancer are diagnosed and treated.

Students at the UChicago Pritzker School of Medicine find time and resources to conduct high-quality research in addition to their clinically-focused studies.

A study led by UChicago researchers used GPS data to identify venues in the Chicago area where public health experts can most effectively reach vulnerable populations with HIV interventions.

Gage Wimmer lost more than 60 pounds after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. When his doctors ran out of treatment options, they referred the teen and his family to the inflammatory bowel disease specialists at the University of Chicago Medicine. They immediately got his disease under control with a new diet, different medication and disease monitoring using their state-of-the-art intestinal ultrasound. Today, the 18-year-old weighs 180 pounds, is back to playing lacrosse and attending the College of DuPage.