New research reveals that lithium helps protect against neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's disease by preventing toxic amyloid ...

Of the top 50 hospitals ranked for neurosurgery and neurology by U.S. News & World Report, 13 are in the Midwest Here are the top hospitals for orthopedics in the Midwest and their rankings. 4. Mayo ...

Spina bifida is among the most common and debilitating neural tube defects, affecting approximately 1 in every 2,875 newborns ...

Life online has changed for WNBA players. Skyrocketing viewership, attention and investment also opened the floodgates to a deluge of racist, misogynistic and homophobic abuse. Over the last year, ...

About an hour and a half after a fatal shooting Wednesday night, the sidewalk outside the emergency room was starting to get ...

At least 27 people have been shot, five fatally, in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

Two lifelong Chicago White Sox fans kiss after exchanging wedding vows during a 60-second wedding officiated by former White ...

"Detective Amptmeyer touched so many lives" Chief of Police Steven Flores said in a statement. "Aaron is loved and will be ...

Weiss Memorial Hospital on the North Side shut down on Friday as a result of recent financial hurdles and other concerns.

A 28-year-old male motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a car in Hyde Park on Thursday, police said. The motorcyclist ...

Demari Taylor of Dolton is charged as an adult with first-degree murder, armed robbery and vehicular hijacking.

The American Heart Association has recognized 158 hospitals with a newly established “Commitment to Quality” award.  The award honors hospitals that achieved silver level or higher in at least three ...