Steven Ross Johnson

All contact lenses, including those solely for cosmetic use, cannot be sold without a prescription under a federal law enacted in 2005, but costume lenses often can be found at flea markets, beauty supply stores, convenience stores, costume shops and on various websites.

Professionals see the danger in nonprescription contact lenses

August 19, 2019 at 7:05 a.m.

Cosmetic contact lenses are fun, and they're popular among young people during the holidays. But they are also dangerous and can cause severe eye damage, eye doctors said. The health...

Professionals see the danger in nonprescription contact lenses

May 14, 2019 at 2:23 a.m.

Cosmetic contact lenses are fun, and they're popular among young people during the holidays. But they are also dangerous and can cause severe eye damage, eye doctors said. The health...

Study: Those with lower income less likely to opt into research trials

August 19, 2019 at 6:55 a.m.

Lower-income people are less inclined to participate in cancer clinical research trials than those with higher incomes, according to a new study. The study, which was recently presented at an...

Study: Those with lower income less likely to opt into research trials

May 14, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.

Lower-income people are less inclined to participate in cancer clinical research trials than those with higher incomes, according to a new study. The study, which was recently presented at an...

Third chance for one kidney

August 19, 2019 at 6:50 a.m.

By the time Ray Fearing was first diagnosed with a rare kidney disease back in 2000, the damage that had already been done was such that a transplant would eventually...

Third chance for one kidney

May 13, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

By the time Ray Fearing was first diagnosed with a rare kidney disease back in 2000, the damage that had already been done was such that a transplant would eventually...

There’s pollen in the air

December 24, 2018 at 7:14 a.m.

The early coming of springlike temperatures has also brought the untimely arrival of the allergy season, which is expected to be one of the worst in recent years, physicians say....

Lanar Stewart Lee, 1947-2012

December 24, 2018 at 5:47 a.m.

Lanar Stewart Lee always seemed to have a knack for being in the right place at the right time when it came to meeting the many celebrities who visited Chicago's...

Transplant technique opens door to patients forgoing anti-rejection drugs

August 19, 2019 at 6:47 a.m.

Since she was first diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease at age 19, Lindsay Porter, now 47, has had to face the reality that she would someday need a kidney transplant....

Transplant technique opens door to patients forgoing anti-rejection drugs

May 13, 2019 at 10:26 p.m.

Since she was first diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease at age 19, Lindsay Porter, now 47, has had to face the reality that she would someday need a kidney transplant....

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