The Checkup: A Chicago Health Podcast
Episodes
Caregiver Burnout
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Prolonged stress from caregiving can show up in a variety of ways: as headaches, body aches, insomnia, moodiness. It can lead to a lack of interest in...
The Composting Hospital
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you know this already, but in case you don’t — composting is a form of natural recycling. Take natural materials like food scraps or leaves,...
Nutrition and the Body
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The foods we eat have a significant impact on how we live — from heart disease and cancer to brain and hormonal health. And our audience loves to le...
Episode 2 - Extending the Human Lifespan
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The longest living human ever recorded made it to 122 years old. Is that age a fantasy for most, or an increasingly realistic possibility? In this epi...
The Checkup: A Chicago Health Podcast
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes people vulnerable to news overwhelm? How can we stay grounded amidst the media chaos — and avoid polarization? Chicago Health contributor...