Conditions & Diseases

Uri­nary tract infec­tions usu­al­ly aren’t seri­ous — if they’re treat­ed right away. Here is why you can’t afford to wait to treat a uri­nary tract infection.

After suc­cess­ful­ly nav­i­gat­ing stage 1 breast can­cer treat­ment at Duly Health and Care, Sara G. found a mean­ing­ful way to sup­port oth­er women fac­ing a sim­i­lar jour­ney. Inspired by her own recov­ery, she now knits hand­made breast pros­the­ses through Knit­ted Knock­ers, help­ing mas­tec­to­my patients find com­fort, con­fi­dence, and hope while giv­ing back to a com­mu­ni­ty she under­stands firsthand.

Tick bites are on the rise across the Mid­west, but most can be treat­ed safe­ly at home. Learn how to remove ticks prop­er­ly, spot warn­ing signs of Lyme dis­ease and oth­er ill­ness­es, and know when to seek med­ical care.

Did you know that when skin can­cer is detect­ed ear­ly, the 5‑year sur­vival rate for melanoma is 99%? Under­stand­ing the risk fac­tors, warn­ing signs and steps for iden­ti­fy­ing melanoma is the best way to detect this skin can­cer ear­ly when it is most treatable. 

Col­orec­tal Can­cer rates have been going up in adults under the age of 50, but know­ing your risk and talk­ing to your doc­tor can sup­port your health.

Menin­gi­tis is rare but can become seri­ous quick­ly — espe­cial­ly bac­te­r­i­al menin­gi­tis. With cas­es ris­ing nation­al­ly and recent alerts in Chica­go, it’s impor­tant to rec­og­nize ear­ly warn­ing signs. Learn the symp­toms in adults and chil­dren, when to seek emer­gency care, who is at high­er risk, and how vac­ci­na­tion and prompt treat­ment can pro­tect your family.

Accord­ing to the Cen­ter for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion (CDC), approx­i­mate­ly eight to ten per­cent of the Unit­ed States pop­u­la­tion will become sick with an influen­za (flu) virus each year. Addi­tion­al­ly, the aver­age Amer­i­can will catch between two to three colds per year. A cold and the flu are both caused by viral infec­tions and pro­duce a vari­ety of unpleas­ant symp­toms. Colds often are accom­pa­nied by nasal con­ges­tion and/​or a run­ny nose, sneez­ing, cough­ing and a sore throat. Flu virus­es can cause sim­i­lar symp­toms as well as fatigue, fever, head and body aches, and for some, diar­rhea and vom­it­ing. While there is no cure for either ill­ness, sev­er­al over-the-counter med­ica­tions and home reme­dies may offer symp­tom relief.

The only thing worse than get­ting hit with a cold or the flu is shar­ing it with your whole fam­i­ly. Many virus­es can live for up to 24 hours, while oth­ers can linger for days. Here are tips on how to safe­guard against spread­ing germs includ­ing infor­ma­tion on where they like to hide and how to deep clean after ill­ness strikes.

If you’re snor­ing loud­er than usu­al and can’t shake the exhaus­tion no mat­ter how much you sleep, your body might be fight­ing for air all night long. Women are espe­cial­ly at risk of miss­ing the warn­ing signs, and untreat­ed sleep apnea can lead to seri­ous heart prob­lems, stroke, and dan­ger­ous day­time drowsiness.

Tried every diet and work­out plan, but the scale won’t budge? Bariatric surgery might be more acces­si­ble than you think – and it could be the game-chang­er that final­ly helps you lose weight, reverse dia­betes, and reclaim your health.