Esther Vorovich, MD shares how to cope with a heart failure diagnosis as well as the treatment options available at Northwestern Medicine.

Elizabeth Lowden, MD discusses the medications and health conditions that can impact weight gain and the new Northwestern Medicine Metabolic Health and Surgical Weight Loss Program.

Integrative medicine is what patients and providers believe in their hearts and minds is the right treatment, based on all current evidence and informed by their beliefs, values and experiences.

Integrative medicine is the way you live your life, the food you eat, the environment you live in, and the relationships you maintain. It's also using the best approach to help you not only treat disease, but flourish in your life.

As integrative medicine becomes more popular, Dr. Melinda Ring can give patients tips on what to look for when selecting an integrative provider.

Northwestern Medicine is proud to announce that Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University has received the highest rating of Exceptional from the National Cancer Institute.

Leo Gordon, MD, explains why this designation is so important for advancing cancer research that will then translate into new treatments for cancer patients.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the central nervous system. Each person can be affected differently by the disease, with different symptoms that depend on which areas of the nervous system are affected.

Dr. Carolyn Bevan discusses how The Northwestern Medicine Multiple Sclerosis Program offers cutting-edge and compassionate care for patients with MS.

If and when the time comes to focus on comfort care closer to the end of life for a loved one, it might be time to consider hospice care.

Priya Kumthekar, MD, neuro-oncologist at Northwestern Memorial, discusses end of life care for patients with Glioblastoma and how we will work with you and your loved ones to ensure as safe and comfortable a transition as possible.

Women with fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometeriosis and other issues that can cause heavy bleeding are often told hysterectomies are the only option. However, that is not always the case.

Dr. Magdy Milad discusses alternatives to hysterectomy, how you know when you actually need a hysterectomy and general minimally invasive approaches to common (and uncommon) gynecologic conditions, many which impact fertility.

Viral hepatitis, which can include Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C, is among a group of viral diseases that can affect the liver.

Dr Steven Flamm, Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, is here to discuss what you need to know about Hepatitis and World Hepatitis Day, the latest treatment options and how Northwestern has taken the lead in getting people tested.

New findings from a groundbreaking Trial Assigning Individualized Options for Treatment (Rx), or TAILORx trial, show no benefit from chemotherapy for 70 percent of women with the most common type of breast cancer.

Dean Tsarwhas, MD, Medical Director, North Region, Cancer Services, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, joins the podcast to explain these findings and to let women know that this could help identify women with a low risk of recurrence who could be spared chemotherapy.

Nearly 80 percent of people face a painful back or neck problem at some point in their lives. Whether you need care for common injuries or complex spine surgery, Northwestern Medicine spine specialists combine innovation and skill to help restore your movement and improve your quality of life.

Dr. Michael T. Walsh, Neurosurgeon with Northwestern Medicine, discusses treatments for back pain that can help get you back on your feet and doing the activities that you enjoy.