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Ear­ly detec­tion is crit­i­cal and breast exams are your first line of defense against breast can­cer. Per­form­ing self-exams, com­plet­ing an annu­al clin­i­cal breast exam and screen­ing mam­mog­ra­phy can iden­ti­fy changes in your breasts ear­ly on when they are most treat­able. If you are unsure of how to per­form a breast exam at home, a provider can offer you guid­ance at your next appoint­ment or screen­ing. The Duly High Risk Breast Clin­ic team answers com­mon ques­tions about risk fac­tors, fam­i­ly his­to­ry, and when to begin screen­ing for breast cancer.

If you have dense breasts, your annu­al mam­mo­gram is a help­ful tool to screen for breast can­cer. Learn more about mam­mo­grams and breast density.

We know that excep­tion­al care comes from a team effort. Some of the most ded­i­cat­ed, com­pas­sion­ate mem­bers of that team are our Advanced Prac­tice Providers (APPs), includ­ing Nurse Prac­ti­tion­ers (NPs) and Physi­cian Assis­tants (PAs).

When you’re sick, one of the first ques­tions you may ask your­self is, ​“Is it a cold, flu, or COVID-19?” Here are some ways you can differentiate.

You have a sore throat. Is it strep throat or a virus? Learn about the dif­fer­ences, and about the types of infec­tions that can cause a sore throat.

As trees grow bare and the weath­er becomes cool­er, many of us are prepar­ing for a long win­ter ahead. A part of this prepa­ra­tion involves plan­ning for flu sea­son cou­pled with COVID-19. We answer com­mon ques­tions you may have about this year’s flu season. 

Dis­cov­er the dif­fer­ences and ben­e­fits of Hydrafa­cial® and Dia­mond­Glow™ treat­ments. Learn how these pop­u­lar skin­care treat­ments reju­ve­nate your skin, leav­ing it smooth, hydrat­ed, and glow­ing with min­i­mal downtime.

The begin­ning of this sum­mer saw the much-antic­i­pat­ed and dread­ed ​“cica­da inva­sion,” an event where two dif­fer­ent types of cicadas — those that emerge every 13 years and those that emerge every 17 years — made their simul­ta­ne­ous appear­ance. While the buzz of cica­da wings and the sight of their emp­ty exoskele­tons has dimin­ished, the effects of this unique phe­nom­e­non are still being felt in Chica­go and its sur­round­ing suburbs.

Deter­mine if you’re get­ting enough and the right kind of pro­tein to help sup­port your health and well-being. 

You and your kids may not need to go cold turkey on social media, but set­ting bound­aries and fol­low­ing a few prac­ti­cal tips to care for your men­tal well-being in our always-on world can help each of us feel less over­whelmed and regain some con­trol of our men­tal health.