Healthy Living

Learn whether you should ditch — or embrace — some common "bad" habits

These strategies can help you maintain healthier habits all year long

As a child, you rarely questioned your mom's wisdom. But how well does her health advice hold up? We put "Dr. Mom's" advice to the test.

A primary care physician sheds light on some common summer health myths

Specialists at Rush help people who lose limbs to trauma or disease get their lives back — and, often, literally get back on their feet

Compared to jobs in construction, transportation and mining, office work might seem safe

High blood pressure affects your health at every level

While it seems like more testing and more treatment would be better for our health, that is not always the case

How to use the internet as a health resource, and where to find reliable health information online

A primary care doctor shares her advice on how to decipher confusing health information