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Only 60 Percent Of At-Risk Women Report Receiving Counseling on Heart Health at Postpartum Visits
Despite having risk factors for heart disease, only 60 percent of women reported receiving counseling on optimizing their heart health at their six-week postpartum visits, according to a new Northwestern study.
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Dissolving Cardiac Device Monitors, Treats Heart Disease
A newly developed wireless implant monitors and treats heart disease, then harmlessly dissolves inside the body, bypassing the need for extraction.
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New Therapeutic Target for Parkinson’s Disease Discovered
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a new mechanism by which mutations in a specific gene contribute to familial forms of Parkinson’s disease, which opens an avenue for new therapeutics.