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CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 14: Marchers, led by Cardinal Blase Cupich, walk through the Englewood neighborhood calling for an end to the violence that has plagued the city on April 14, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The marchers stopped several times to reflect on the Stations of the Cross and to read out the names of Chicago homicide victims. With 14 homicides so far in 2017, Englewood is one of the most violent neighborhoods in the city. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Acoustic sensors find frequent gunfire on school walking routes

Study documents toll on kids in one Chicago community

A wildfire on tree-covered hills

As wildfires intensify, prolonged exposure to pollution linked to premature death

New study assesses how natural events are shaping human lifespans

A young woman's hand, holding a vaping device

Almost half of young vapers able to stop with quitline help

Researchers heartened by success rates in little-studied area

an ambulance at night wiht hte doors open and a patient and caregivers inside

Stopping surprise ambulance bills a tough policy puzzle

Law to protect patients drove prices up 13%, study finds

A hospitalized infant with a breathing apparatus on its face holds onto the finger of an adult

U.S. infant mortality increased 7% in months following Dobbs

Study finds 10% increase among babies with genetic, chromosomal disorders

Aldenise Ewing

Ewing awarded President’s Research Excellence program accelerator grant

Project aims to promote colorectal cancer screening