Dina Bair

At the Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, doctors, following years of research, have an idea. A medication once used only to treat breast cancer, is showing great promise for preventing it in high risk women.

Medical Watch Digest for Oct 28 Sleep problems links to faster brain aging There is new evidence that the quality of your sleep can impact your brain.A new study finds that people who struggle gett…

Teja Poosarla, MD is the Director of Medical Oncology Breast program at City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago. “Everybody gets scared about chemotherapy, and everybody wants to try to avoid chem…

For Thursday, Oct. 31, WGN’s Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information.

For Monday, Nov. 11, WGN’s Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information.

Tuesday, November 12, is World Pneumonia Day.

Study: High levels of pollution particles increase head & neck cancer How the air around us impacts our health. A new study is raising a red flag for Chicago residents. Chicago is one of the mo…

Mike Lowe, a sports journalist and cancer patient, is using his experience to raise awareness about colorectal cancer and the importance of early detection, while also finding comfort in the suppor…

Medical Watch Digest for Nov 19 Diabetes increases dementia risk in adults younger than 50 There is a new warning about diabetes triggering another medical challenge.Type 2 diabetes is rampant in o…

Mike Lowe is undergoing chemotherapy to treat his Stage 3 tumor, while Dr Daniel Dammrich, a Loyola Academy alum, is coaching him through the treatment, as more young people are being diagnosed wit…