Targeted Therapies Improve Prognosis for Lung Cancer Patients
Today, physicians have many more options beyond first-line therapy to treat advanced-stage lung cancer. Molecularly targeted therapies have improved survival rates with minimal side effects.
The University of Chicago Medicine Looks Ahead to New Brand, New Hospital
We're introducing a new brand -- the University of Chicago Medicine -- as we prepare to open a modern, 10-story hospital in January 2013.
The All-Out Assault On Diabetes
Our clinicians have expanded diabetes care to confront the social, cultural and behavioral factors that exacerbate the disease. Patients now practice healthy shopping habits, get fitness prescriptions and take advantage of community resources for better living.
Physicians Named Among Chicago's Best
Chicago magazine's 2012 'Top Doctors' ranking honors 87 physicians at the University of Chicago Medicine and at Comer Children's Hospital at the University of Chicago.
Professor Offers Expertise to Senate Panel
Rena M. Conti, PhD, assistant professor of health policy and economics at the University of Chicago, testified on Capitol Hill recently about the causes and impacts of prescription drug shortages.
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Urban Health Initiative
The Urban Health Initiative is our long-term commitment to improving health and access to quality care on the South Side of Chicago through patient care, community-based research, and education. Learn more about the UHI.
Science Life 
A Nasal Path to Migraine Relief
An effective, but vague, treatment for migraines is to keep an active mind through activities such as exercise and socialization. Now, the laboratory of neurologist Richard Kraig is looking at whether those same benefits can be delivered in the form of a nasal spray.
Janet Rowley's Vision: Treating Cancer at the Molecular Level
Janet Rowley, MD, sparked a revolution in cancer genetics and continues to shape the field of personalized medicine today. Learn more about this groundbreaking research.
