A new blood test could diagnose depression in teens. The co-author of a new study tells us how her research could cut down the disease's social stigma.  

Cook County's chief medical officer joins us to talk about the county's STD testing initiative, and more health stories. 

Is your doctor ordering unnecessary tests? Are there always benefits to all the medical tests patients get? We take a look.

An employee wellness program, a contentious county jail contract and a face-off over county road funding. We talk to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle about these issues and more.

Autism rates have dramatically increased over the past 10 years. Why the jump? And why are boys more susceptible to autism? We take a look.

If the Supreme Court finds that the government cannot mandate the purchase of health insurance, would that affect the mandatory Illinois auto insurance law? We have your thoughts in tonight's Viewer Mail.

After three days of arguments, the fate of President Obama's health care law is now in the hands of the Supreme Court Justices. Will it be struck down? Carol Marin and her legal experts analyze the issue.

In suburban Lake Forest, questions surround the deaths of three teenagers -- all of them apparent suicides. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel have more on the startling number of recent suicides.

The health care law is put to the test at the U.S. Supreme Court. We get a preview of what's at stake.

Esther Cepeda's column sheds light on women's health care issues. Phil Ponce talks to Cepeda in a web-exclusive interview.

A former All-American wrestler turned suburban wrestling coach must tell his students that he now faces his toughest match.

Dr. Kameron Matthews, the primary care physician to all transgender inmates at Cook County Jail, joins us to talk about the transgender policies at Cook County Jail.

No one questions Mimi on the street about her appearance, she says, but there is an exception -- when she has to show her I.D. Mimi says she committed Medicaid fraud to hide her identity, but now she sits in Cook County Jail. A post-operative transsexual, Mimi is considered at-risk in jail.

We asked what you thought about children under age 18 being allowed to undergo sex-changing treatments. We hear what some of you had to say in tonight's Viewer Mail.

Children's Memorial Hospital is considering starting a clinic to serve kids who feel they were born the wrong gender. We talk with a doctor at the hospital who's pushing for this to happen.

A barefoot runner makes the case for leaving your shoes at home -- even in the winter.