News
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Metformin Slows Mitochondrial Energy Production, Promotes Glycemic Control
A new Northwestern Medicine study has found that metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, focuses primarily on the gut, acting to prevent glucose levels rising in the blood by driving glucose utilization inside cells lining the intestine.
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Time-Restricted Eating Supports Weight Loss in Women with PCOS
A time-restricted eating program promoted greater weight loss in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) than no intervention, according to a randomized controlled trial published in Nature Medicine.
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Treatment of Rare Childhood Epilepsy Could Begin Before Birth
A new Northwestern study suggests that interventions for epilepsy can start during pregnancy, as early as 15 weeks gestation, well before symptoms appear, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
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Reinfection Raises Long COVID Risk in Children and Adolescents
Children and adolescents who are reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 face a significantly higher risk of developing long COVID, according to a large, multi-institutional study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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New Tool Collects Biology Data into Cellular Atlases
A new computational method could dramatically accelerate efforts to map the body’s cells in space, according to a study published in Nature Genetics.
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Holmes Named 2026 Medical Librarian of the Year
Kristi Holmes, PhD, associate dean for knowledge management and strategy, has been named the 2026 Medical Librarian of the Year by the Friends of the National Library of Medicine.
Media Coverage
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Local Experts Monitoring Hantavirus Cases, Say Risk to Chicago Area Is Low
“I do not think we should be worried about a COVID-style outbreak or influenza-like outbreak. This virus transmits very slowly from person to person, with very few people picking it up,” said Northwestern Medicine Infectious Disease Dr. Michael Angarone. At this point, there are no known cases of hantavirus in the Chicago area, and local…
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Fox Chicago
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NASA Engineer Gets Double-Lung Transplant at Northwestern Hospital
Jodi Graf, NASA engineer and mother of two, traveled to Northwestern Medicine in Chicago to participate in a clinical trial known as DREAM, where select patients with advanced lung cancers receive double-lung transplants. “This innovative technique involves putting the patient on full heart and lung bypass, delicately taking both cancer-ridden lungs out at the same…
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NBC News
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FDA Claims There’s No Estrogen Patch Shortage as Women Struggle to Get Prescriptions Filled
The Food and Drug Administration removed the black box warning from hormone replacement therapies late last year, and recently, the most insured type, the estrogen patch, has been in short supply amid a boom in the therapy’s popularity. Dr. Lauren Streicher, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine…
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WGN
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Dr. Wheat on Mental Health Awareness Month
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update. Dr. Wheat discusses May as Mental Health Awareness Month and the origins of the hantavirus outbreak.
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Chicago Tribune
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Her Heart Stopped After Giving Birth. Now, She’s Warning Others About Blood Clots During Pregnancy.
Though only about one in 1,000 pregnant women develop pulmonary embolisms, it’s one of the most common causes of pregnancy-related death in the U.S. Though blood clots can happen during pregnancy, for someone to go into cardiac arrest because of one “is quite rare,” said Dr. Daniel Schimmel, director of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team…
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WGN
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Is the Hantavirus Cause for Concern?
Dr. Michael Angarone, infectious diseases specialist at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the dangers of hantavirus. A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, leaving 3 dead, has caused misinformation to spread online. Dr. Angarone shares the dangers of the disease and if people should be worried about public health scare.
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