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Summer safety tips: How to avoid heat stroke, sunburn, drowning, fireworks injuries and more

Two UChicago Medicine physicians provide summer safety tips, including information on how to treat illnesses at home versus when you should seek professional medical care.

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From burnout to balance: Summer mental health tips for teens

Summer break is a great time to address teens' mental health. Learn how the Adolescent Summer Program at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial can help — plus easy coping strategies families can use all year long.

Bob Knorr is back on the golf course, now that he has a spinal cord stimulator to control the neuropathy pain in his legs and feet.

How a smartphone-controlled spinal cord stimulator helps an avid golfer manage his neuropathy pain

Spinal cord stimulators are being used to help UChicago Medicine patients with neuropathy pain. One patient uses a new device that allows him to control the stimulator using an app on his cell phone.

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Walking slightly faster could help older adults stay fit

Researchers at UChicago Medicine found that a slight increase in walking cadence led to meaningful improvements in physical function for older adults who were frail or at risk of becoming frail. They also developed and tested an app to help measure walking pace more accurately.