New research has found that Chicago neighborhoods with barriers to social distancing, including limited access to broadband internet and low rates of health insurance, had more COVID-19 deaths in spring 2020. The study, led by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago, is published in the Annals of Epidemiology. “We wanted to look at neighborhood [...]

Medicine Grand Rounds are back! OCTOBER 6, 2020 | noon to 1PM Parathyroid Related Protein (PTHrp): From bad to good presented by Dr. Subash Kukreja   Register in advance: https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqduyrrT8qGdd_MIoo7d-mvMoSUBmBC12E More News

The UI Health Diabetes Center is having its second Bike Ride fundraiser, ‘The Sweet Ride’, on September 13, 2020. 100% of the proceeds go directly to our mission, which is Transforming Diabetes Care & Research in the city of Chicago. Cost is $50 per person (T-shirt & water bottle included). Distances range from a couple [...]

We are excited to announce that the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Dr. Bryan Layden has received a philanthropic gift from one of the University of Illinois College of Medicine most accomplished medical school alumni, Dr. Lester Salans. Dr. Salans is internationally recognized in the fields of diabetes mellitus, obesity and [...]