DR. KELLY GILL, SLEEP SPECIALIST & FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICINE Sleep specialist answer audience questions and talks about how to prevent sleep disorders, what to do about insomnia and how to get a good night's sleep...

CDC research indicates that fully vaccinated people carry a lot of the COVID-19 virus in their bodies and can infect others. This finding led the CDC to change its guidance on mask-wearing in indoor public places in some areas...

Back surgery is often done to help alleviate intense pain. But recovery from the surgery itself can be very painful. New tools and technology available to doctors are helping to make those operations safer with less pain for patients...

Breast-feeding mothers who are vaccinated may pass along some of the protective antibodies to their babies. Some small studies found vaccine antibodies in breast milk which doctors say is good news. Although these findings are not conclusive, they may indicate some level of protection against COVID-19...

There have been variants that have made fighting the spread of COVID-19 more difficult, but the Delta variant is especially dangerous. The Delta variant is far more contagious — nearly 60 percent more — than any previous form of the disease...

When undergoing an operation on the brain, even a minor disruption in the nerves and fibers can make a huge difference in a patient’s quality of life. Doctors say a new technology that allows surgeons to look deeply into the brain and map out even the tiniest fibers is making operations safer and improving outcomes…...

Sickle cell disease affects many organs but its most devastating symptom is pain caused as a side effect of low oxygen. Now researchers have discovered a breakthrough that, in the laboratory, is able to change that. Human trials on this compound begin soon...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating in so many ways, even cutting life expectancy to the lowest rate in several decades. But there are some lessons doctors treating very sick COVID patients learned that they can put into practice helping other critically ill patients now and in the future...