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Children’s Suicide-Related Emergency Visits Spiked Between 2016-2022
Emergency visits by children with suicide-related crises increased by 74 percent between 2016 and 2022, according to a new study.
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Feinberg Research Funding Tops $750 Million
Feinberg principal investigators secured $758 million dollars in research funding and awards during the 2025-26 fiscal year, accounting for more than 74 percent of Northwestern University’s more than $1 billion in research funding.
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New Tumor State Helps Identify High-Risk Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a stem-like state in small-cell lung cancer that identifies a group of patients with exceptionally poor outcomes following chemoimmunotherapy, according to a study published in Cell Reports Medicine.
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For People With a Rare Skin Disorder, High Allergy Risk Adds Another Burden
Most study participants reported at least one allergic disorder in addition to lamellar ichthyosis, a rare skin condition that can cause painful blisters and scaly skin.
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Healthcare Innovation Drives Recipients of 2026 Research Project Awards
Two projects funded by the 2026 Translational Science Research Project Awards from the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute aim to connect patients with faster access to lifesaving healthcare innovations.
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Northwestern Welcomes New Cohort of Residents and Fellows
Approximately 450 physicians joined the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University’s residency and fellowship programs this year, beginning the next chapter of their medical training across Northwestern Medicine’s hospitals.
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Chicago doctors Explain Pope Leo XIV’s Cancer Diagnosis; Prayer Held at His Childhood Home in Dolton
Doctors removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung during a procedure that followed the recent discovery of a mass. The disease is believed to be in its early stages and is described as the most common form of lung cancer. Dr. Justin Karush, a thoracic surgeon with the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute,…
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Bucktown Church Holds Prayer for Pope Leo Ahead of his Lung Surgery: ‘South Siders Are Tough’
Catholics in the Chicago area joined others around the world in supporting Pope Leo ahead of the procedure. The surgery is intended to remove a nodule on his lung, which the pontiff has said is in a very initial phase and well localized. “Once a piece of lung with the nodule is removed, all of…
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ABC News
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Pope Leo to Be Admitted to Hospital on Tuesday for Lung Nodule Surgery, Vatican Says
Dr. Samuel Kim, a professor of surgery at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, told ABC News owned station WLS that he is optimistic about the pope’s health. “Even at an advanced age, I know the pope is in his 70s, but he’s in very good health and active,” Kim said. “The pope should be able to…
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CBS News Chicago
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As Pope Leo XIV Prepares to Have Lung Nodule Removed, Lung Health and Screening Get the Spotlight
Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have surgery to have a nodule in his lung removed, which Northwestern Medicine experts say has put lung health into a needed spotlight. “The lung health center is designed to offer all adults an opportunity to screen their lungs,” said Dr. Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery. “Lung nodules…
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Is Pope Leo’s Lung Surgery a Common Operation?
Pope Leo is undergoing surgery tomorrow to remove a nodule in his lung. Doctor Kalvin Lung, thoracic surgeon at the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute, joined ABC7 to talk about the operation. “Sometimes nodules are very common, and we don’t really know what the diagnosis is yet, but there are different ways to understand what…
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Chicagoans Offer Prayers as Pope Leo Prepares for Lung Nodule Surgery
Samuel Kim, a professor of surgery at Northwestern Medicine, said he is optimistic about the pope’s outlook. “Even at an advanced age, I know the pope is in his 70s, but he’s in very good health and active. The pope should be able to have the operation pretty well and recover. So, I’m very optimistic…
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