Author: medweb
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Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy With Patients
Martin Myers, MD, former professor and past chair of the Department of Pediatrics, spoke about the vaccine hesitancy and tools medical professionals can use to educate their patients.
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Feinberg Hosts Accepted Students for Second Look
More than 150 prospective members of the Class of 2019 toured campus, attended information sessions and met current students during Second Look, March 26-27.
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How Does A Long Time In Space Affect Human Health?
Northwestern Medicine scientists are leading a research team that will study a pair of identical twins to determine how living in space for long durations affects the human body.
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Using Smartphones to Assess Trainee Skills
Jonathan Fryer, MD, professor of Surgery-Organ Transplantation, and his colleagues developed a new smartphone-based system that simplifies and facilitates the assessments of general surgery trainees.
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Jampol Honored by the Macula Society
Lee M. Jampol, MD, professor in Ophthalmology, delivered the Michaelson lecture at the Macula Society annual meeting, and received the Michaelson medal, the society’s highest honor.
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Burden of Pneumonia Hospitalizations on U.S. Children
A Northwestern Medicine study estimated the incidence and etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in children and found that respiratory viruses were more commonly detected in children with pneumonia than bacterial pathogens, suggesting that new anti-viral vaccines or treatments could reduce the overall burden of pediatric pneumonia.
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Celebrating Match Day 2015
At Match Day, the Class of 2015 learned where they will spend the next phase of their medical careers.
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Medical Honor Society Inducts New Members
The newest members of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society were inducted at a ceremony on March 18.
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Teen Cannabis Users Have Poor Long-Term Memory In Adulthood
A new study shows that teenagers who had previously been heavy users of marijuana performed worse on long-term memory tests than those who never used cannabis, and they had abnormally shaped hippocampuses.
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Physician Assistant Student Honored for Lifesaving
The Addison Fire Protection District presented second-year physician assistant student Andrea Duffey with an American Heart Association award for saving a woman’s life.
