Author: medweb
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Northwestern Medicine Responds to Health Reform Ruling
Today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act means nearly 32 million more Americans will have their healthcare expenses covered by some form of insurance. The ruling, according to Northwestern Memorial’s Chief Medical Officer, Stephen L. Ondra, MD, has potential to lead to improved treatments and outcomes for millions…
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Faculty Affairs, FAME Launch Qualitative Research Interest Group
Open to investigators with all levels of qualitative research experience, a new collaborative group led by experienced researchers in the field, and sponsored by the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators and Faculty Affairs, is providing peer mentorship and dialogue on the topic.
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Debilitating Eyesight Problems on the Decline for Older Americans
Today’s senior citizens are reporting fewer visual impairment problems than their counterparts from a generation ago, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Landsberg Awarded Tripartite Faculty Prize
Lewis Landsberg, MD, director of the Northwestern University Comprehensive Center on Obesity, was awarded the 2012 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education during a ceremony on June 26.
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Wisner Joining Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences as Asher Professor
Katherine Wisner, MD, MS, an expert in the identification, characterization, and treatment of mood disorders in women, and a pioneer in psychiatric disorders associated with childbirth, is joining Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on July 1 as the Asher Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
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DPT Students Earn Their White Coats
The Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences (PTHMS) celebrated its 6th annual Clinical Practice White Coat Ceremony on June 22. The event recognizes Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students as they transition from academic coursework to their first full-time clinical internship.
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Three Days of ‘Bootcamp’ Whips Interns into Shape
Seventy incoming interns woke up early to start “bootcamp” at 7 a.m. on June 20. But instead of pushups, jumping jacks, and crunches, this group from specialties such as internal medicine, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and neurology, went through a rigorous three-day physician orientation.
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Viral Photo Offers Evidence of Sun’s Aging Effect on Skin
A part of April’s images in clinical medicine section of the New England Journal of Medicine, the image of a 69-year-old truck driver illustrates the damaging powers of UVA rays.
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Professor’s Book Explores State of Hypochondria in America
We have become a nation of hypochondriacs, says a Northwestern Medicine professor in a new book that explores our ratcheting anxiety about our bodies and health.
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Northwestern Imaging Joins Elite Club
Northwestern University Nikon Imaging Center-Cell Imaging Facility is the first American imaging center to become a member of the EuroBioImaging Consortium.
