Lisa Schencker

Abbott Laboratories at Abbott Park, June 25, 2018. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Abbott Laboratories to pay $670 million to settle cases, claims over its formula for premature babies

August 20, 2026 at 7:29 p.m.

Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $670 million to settle a high-profile lawsuit and 2,000 other claims related to allegations that its formula for babies born prematurely causes a dangerous...

Laura Rotunno in her Deerfield backyard on July 7, 2026, a year after receiving a lung transplant at Northwestern despite having stage IV lung cancer. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Study shows transplants boost survival for patients with terminal lung cancer

July 15, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

Northwestern doctors hope a new study will be a gamechanger when it comes to transplants for people with advanced lung cancer.

Elizabeth Wehrle meets with lung transplant nurse practitioner Jennifer Wright.

Northwestern performs rare quadruple-organ transplant on woman who previously had lung transplant

July 14, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

The operation was potentially the first of its kind in the country.

Jasmine Jones walks her dog Dutches with her mom, Patricia Smith.

Woman undergoes rare quadruple organ transplant at University of Chicago Medicine

May 30, 2026 at 10:11 a.m.

She received a new right lung, left lung, kidney and liver, all from one deceased donor.

Chelsea Cheveria holds her newborn daughter Zairah.

Her heart stopped after giving birth. Now, she’s warning others about blood clots during pregnancy

May 15, 2026 at 2:22 p.m.

It’s one of the most common causes of pregnancy-related death in the U.S.

A tanning bed is cleaned between customers on April 3, 2013, at a shop in Des Plaines. (Anthony Souffle/Chicago Tribune)

Tanning bed users have nearly twice as much damage to skin cells, Northwestern study finds

December 19, 2025 at 4:09 p.m.

Use of tanning beds nearly triples the risk of developing melanoma, and it also damages the DNA of skin cells across the body, according to a study from Northwestern Medicine.

A new prescription medication vending machine at Advocate Medical Group’s Imani Village clinic on Sept. 30, 2025, in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

Medicine from a vending machine? Devices installed in Chicago

October 10, 2025 at 10:10 a.m.

Patients in "pharmacy deserts" often face trouble getting medications.

Northwestern engineers unveiled what they say is the smallest pacemaker in the world. Though the device is still years away from being used in humans, it could eventually be useful for infants with congenital heart defects, as well as adults, the researchers say. The pacemaker can be inserted with a catheter or syringe. (John A. Rogers/Northwestern University)

Engineers develop tiny pacemaker, smaller than a grain of rice

April 9, 2025 at 1:02 p.m.

Engineers unveiled what they say is the smallest pacemaker in the world.

the Aletta device that automates blood collection

Would you let a robot draw your blood? Health systems trying new device

March 21, 2025 at 12:10 p.m.

The device has the potential to make blood draws more efficient.

Johanna Claudette describes the daily challenges she faces living with long COVID symptoms on March 6, 2025, at a music rehearsal space in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Five years ago, COVID gripped the world in fear. Now scientists, doctors warn Trump’s policies are weakening public health

March 13, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

Medical experts and scientists caution against letting down the nation’s guard.

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