Dina Bair

CHICAGO — They come in need. They leave with what they need. A Chicago non-profit is changing the lives of people living with mobility challenges — and there’s no shortage of customers. The door’s always open at Devices 4 the Disabled. “We started off with a storage bin and were distributing out of a church […]

Medical Watch Digest for June 4 Certain weather patterns can trigger migraines It’s not all in your head, certain weather patterns really do trigger migraine headaches. And now researchers at…

Video games can help stroke survivors improve their movement by using sensors to record muscle activity and translating it to cursor movements on the screen, providing up to 10 times more repetitions than traditional therapy.

Medical Watch Digest for June 10 Use of common drug could make surgery safer The New England Journal of Medicine reports an inexpensive drug prevents the need for blood transfusions and reduces blo…

Video games can help stroke survivors improve their movement by using sensors to record muscle activity and translating it to cursor movements on the screen, providing up to 10 times more repetitio…

CHICAGO — Turns out age is just a number! That’s what a local 87-year-old learned when she needed a new kidney and her doctors went to bat for her. For Sheila Perry’s care team, there wasn’t a shadow ...

The Chicago area is in the midst of period of dangerous heat leading up to the holiday weekend.

Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1-4.

For Wednesday, July 8, WGN's Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information

It's a tiny, powerful patch in high demand and low in supply. The shortage of a life-altering treatment is heating up, and women are raising their voices.