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Home » Archives for July 2020

Month: July 2020

Campus News
Jul 31, 2020

Davis Named Chair of Pediatrics

Matthew Davis, MD, a pediatrician and internist with a focus on family health and community impact, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Feinberg and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Education News
Jul 31, 2020

Students Share Perspective on Inclusion Task Force

Maya Jackson-Gibson, a fourth-year medical student, and Warren McGee, a fourth-year student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, reflect on their time on Feinberg’s Task Force on Inclusion and Bias.

Scientific Advances
Jul 30, 2020

Scientists Develop New Method to Trace Cell Lineage

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a novel cell lineage tracing method that can better determine the origin of mammalian neuron populations from progenitor cells.

Education News
Jul 29, 2020

Prioritizing Health Equity

As health inequities affect vulnerable populations, healthcare organizations must shift to a health equity centered, population health approach, according to a recent position paper from the National Academy of Medicine.

Campus News
Jul 28, 2020

Northwestern Hospitals Among the Best in Latest U.S. News Rankings

Four Northwestern Medicine hospitals have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings, with Northwestern Memorial Hospital named among the top 10 hospitals in the U.S.

Disease Discoveries
Jul 27, 2020

Protein May Improve Immunotherapy for Medulloblastoma

A specific cell signaling protein may be used to enhance the sensitivity of medulloblastoma tumors to immunotherapy, potentially improving quality of life for patients with the malignant pediatric brain cancer.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jul 24, 2020

Shortened Resident Shifts Didn’t Decrease Errors

Residents working shifts of 16 hours or less didn’t make fewer errors than residents assigned to 24-hour shifts, according to a recent study published in NEJM.

Scientific Advances
Jul 23, 2020

Mitochondrial Metabolism Shows Promise as Target for Cancer Therapy

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that the growth of cancerous tumors requires the activation of a specific biochemical process within the mitochondria of tumor cells, showing potential as a new target for cancer therapy.

Clinical Breakthroughs
Jul 22, 2020

Continuous Glucose Monitoring May Help Reduce Hypoglycemia

In older adults with type 1 diabetes, continuous blood glucose monitoring was more effective in reducing hypoglycemia than standard blood glucose monitoring, according to recent findings published in JAMA.

Education News
Jul 21, 2020

Medical Student Helps Organize Outreach for Older Adults Experiencing COVID-19 Isolation

Emma Office, a rising second year medical student and co-leader of the student COVID-19 volunteer effort at Feinberg, helped organize a successful phone call outreach program for older adults at risk of experiencing social isolation during the pandemic.

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