House approves proposal to allow medical aid in dying
Legislation to allow Illinoisans near death to medically end their own lives passed the Illinois House Thursday evening.
House committee approves medical aid in dying plan
Discussions on whether to allow Illinoisans near death to medically end their own lives continue into the final days of the legislative session.
A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens
He’s 17 and lives in the Chicago suburbs. He loves theater and recently helped direct a play at his high school. He takes competitive AP courses and is working on his Eagle Scout project. And he’s been on a journey for 4 years. Once a week, the transgender teen injects testosterone into his body. He’s […]
New software for designing sustainable cities
New technology could help cities around the world improve people’s lives while saving billions of dollars. The free, open-source software developed by the Stanford Natural Capital Project creates maps to visualize the links between nature and human wellbeing. City planners and developers can use the software to visualize where investments in nature, such as parks […]
U.S. Suicides Hit All-Time High In 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year, but available data suggests suicides are more […]
Even Doctors Have a Financial ‘Circle of Competence’
We all have “circles of competence.” Each circle of competence corresponds to different aspects of our lives. Some overlap and some don’t. But they play an important role in our successes…and failures. And even us doctors can have a financial circle of competence that we can use to our advantage as we pursue financial freedom. […]
Opinion | The Uncomfortable Truth About Comfortable Scrubs
We love joggers. If we had to pick a piece of clothing to wear every day for the rest of our lives, it would be joggers. We wear them constantly — outside the hospital, that is. These days, this choice makes us an anomaly. Like the ubiquitous clogs in the OR, jogger-style scrubs have taken […]
Distressing Study On Long COVID-19 Reveals Just How Enduring It Can Be
While most people can recover from COVID-19 and go back to their normal lives, many still have symptoms for months after an initial infection, according to new research from Scotland. A study published Wednesday in the Nature Communications journal followed 33,281 people with recent COVID-19 infections, as well as a control group of 62,957 people […]
Opinion | COVID Isn’t Just a ‘Me’ Problem
This piece started out focusing on the impact of colds on our lives, particularly if COVID is now “just a cold.” But now it’s personal. My husband and I escaped COVID until now by being very careful until we got vaccinated. Once vaccinated, we focused on living our lives safely — no eating at indoor […]
Creating The Birth Control Pill
This tiny Pill has changed the lives of women across the world – and it all started with a nurse named Margaret Sanger. #NationalNursesWeek