University of Chicago Medicine

Not getting enough sleep can dilute antibody response to vaccination, study finds Man getting vaccine

Not getting enough sleep can dilute antibody response to vaccination, study finds

Study links fracking to heart disease in nearby communities A drilling rig at sunset

Study links fracking to heart disease in nearby communities

Instant noodles make up nearly one-third of childhood burn injuries, study finds Cup of instant noodles

Instant noodles make up nearly one-third of childhood burn injuries, study finds

Gut microbiome can help predict outcomes in patients with severe COVID-19 A patient receives medical care from a ventilator

Gut microbiome can help predict outcomes in patients with severe COVID-19

How sleep affects human health, explained A patient lays on a bed for a sleep research study

How sleep affects human health, explained

What is RSV and why are infections surging? Artist rendering of a virus, long purple cylinder with yellow spikes all over

What is RSV and why are infections surging?

How the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated racial disparities in health care Nighttime profile portrait of Thomas Fisher looking off camera in front of the doors to the hospital emergency room

How the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated racial disparities in health care

Ancient DNA shows people with certain genes were more likely to survive the Black Death Etching of the plague of Florence in 1348

Ancient DNA shows people with certain genes were more likely to survive the Black Death

Monica Peek elected to National Academy of Medicine Monica Peek

Monica Peek elected to National Academy of Medicine

No-questions-asked food pantry more than doubled participation during pandemic Three people stock a set of shelves with canned and dry goods.

No-questions-asked food pantry more than doubled participation during pandemic