Lauren Petty is a reporter and fill-in anchor at NBC 5. Since 2019, her reporting has primarily focused on medical advances and healthy living, while also covering social issues and data relevant to Illinois and Chicago. Petty has been featured in NBC Chicago.
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Lauren's coverage focuses on local health and wellbeing topics, with a significant emphasis on mental health, healthcare services in Chicago, pediatrics, and cancer care. She frequently cites data and reports on government announcements.
If you're reaching out to Lauren Petty, consider offering insights or expert commentary related to the local impact of healthcare policies or initiatives in Chicago and Illinois. Topics such as mental health support for students, innovative pediatric treatments in the area, or community-driven cancer care efforts would likely align well with her coverage interests.
Given her focus on evidence-based reporting through cited data and government announcements, pitches supported by robust research findings or ties to official public health initiatives may be particularly effective when reaching out to her.
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By: Lauren Petty
FDA-approved for more than 20 years, a RUSH neurosurgeon says he has patients seeking out Deep Brain Stimulation to treat Parkinson’s Disease, now that the technology and surgical techniques have evolved.
By: Lauren Petty
Claudette Soto, 44, has a lot to celebrate this Mother's Day, after beating an aggressive form of breast cancer.
By: Lauren Petty
Northwestern Medicine is trying to combat the nationwide nursing shortage with a program that trains non-clinical employees to take on clinical roles, and they're opening up the program to more people in summer 2024.
By: Lauren Petty
A new series of COVID variants, nicknamed the “FLiRT” variants, are being tracked by U.S. health officials, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By: Lauren Petty
As weight loss medications continue to grow in popularity, the Illinois Poison Center is seeing more calls from people unintentionally misusing or misdosing the medications.
Chicago public health officials are warning about a rise in cases of meningococcal disease.
By: Lauren Petty
An emergency department physician assistant who created a portable disinfecting machine using UVC light during the pandemic is giving back to the hospital where he came up with the idea.
By: Lauren Petty
Americans' obsession with their appearance is growing, and experts worry about the toll its taking on the country's mental health.
By: Lauren Petty
Many people are familiar with postpartum depression, but health experts are raising awareness about other mental health disorders that can happen in the perinatal period, which is the time from conception until a year after childbirth.
By: Lauren Petty
The cicada emergence has begun in the Chicago area and the beady eyes and constant buzzing could prove too much for some people.
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