July 12, 2018
Tagged with: sun safety
Now that temperatures have finally warmed up in Cook County, you might be planning a lot of activities outdoors. Enjoy being outside, but remember to protect yourself against the damage the sun can do to your skin. Skin cancer is… [Read More]
July 8, 2018
Tagged with: lyme disease, prevention, ticks
Tick-borne diseases have been steadily rising in the United States, with Lyme disease being the most common. The number of Americans getting sick each year by bites from infected ticks has more than doubled from 2004 to 2016—the most recent… [Read More]
June 25, 2018
Tagged with: Quality & Patient Safety
Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA is the new Chief Quality Officer for the Cook County Health (CCH), which is one of the largest public health care systems in the country. Dr. Wyatt has extensive experience and is a noted expert in… [Read More]
June 15, 2018
With the mercury expected to reach the 90s and the heat index soaring near 100 later this weekend, physicians at the Cook County Health (CCH) urge you to take extra measures to stay cool. “When we sweat in high heat… [Read More]
June 4, 2018
Dr. John Jay Shannon, CEO of Cook County Health (CCH), was named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100 great leaders in healthcare list. To be chosen for Becker’s list, individuals had to demonstrate they are ‘taking the lead in transforming healthcare in the… [Read More]
June 1, 2018
Cook County Health’s (CCH) Stroger Hospital today joined groups around the country working to enhance awareness of the impact of gun violence by participating in National Wear Orange Day. During a press conference at Stroger Hospital today, Dr. Faran Bokhari,… [Read More]
May 20, 2018
Tagged with: cataracts, comprehensive eye exams, eye, prevention
Roy Johnson woke up from a nap one evening and panicked when he realized he suddenly couldn’t see anything. “It was like a cloud was over my face. I had to feel my way to my neighbors’ house to get… [Read More]
May 4, 2018
Tagged with: 911, American Heart Association, Stroke Awareness, treatment
Six hours used to be the narrow time frame stroke victims had to get life-saving treatment once the first symptoms started. But new guidelines from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association suggest that window of time could be… [Read More]
May 1, 2018
Tagged with: diet, exercise, high blood pressure, prevention, smoking cessation, Stroke
Some risk factors for having a stroke are out of your control, like your age or having a parent or sibling who had a stroke. But the good news is that there are many steps you can take to drastically… [Read More]
April 27, 2018
Dr. Courtney Hollowell, Urologic Surgeon and Chairman of Urology at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, has been named Cook County Health (CCH)’s 2018 Doctor of the Year. Dr. Hollowell was nominated for this award by co-workers, who noted that he is… [Read More]
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