Byline: Anna Williams
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Assessing the Benefits of Primary Care
Americans with primary care received significantly more high-value care and reported better patient experience and healthcare access, compared to those without primary care, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Scientists Identify Function of Alzheimer’s Protein
A team of scientists has discovered the physiological function of APP, a protein long known to be associated with Alzheimer’s disease but whose normal function had remained elusive.
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Study Suggests New Strategy to Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer
A Northwestern Medicine study provides new insights into a signaling pathway in metastatic prostate cancer and suggests that a novel drug combination may improve treatment response and slow cancer growth.
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Medical Student Investigates Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
Anna Briker, a second-year medical student, discusses her research investigating sleep-related risk factors in unexplained infant deaths in Cook County, which could be used to inform prevention programs.
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Measuring the Overuse of Outpatient Antibiotics
A new study published in The BMJ illustrates the scale of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the U.S. outpatient setting, with the most comprehensive estimates to date.
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How Neutrophils Drive DNA Damage Linked to Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists demonstrated how innate immune cells in inflamed tissue induce DNA damage that promotes the development of cancer.
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Student Investigates Role of Microbiome in Arterial Injury Response
Kelly Wun, a fourth-year medical student, was the first author of a study that links the microbiome to the development of restenosis, the renarrowing of arteries after a procedure.
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$13.5 Million Grant Supports the Creation of App-Based Cognitive Assessments
Northwestern was recently awarded a five-year, $13.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a platform of app-based tools, called the MobileToolbox, to remotely assess cognitive function.
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Continuity of Care, Across Chicago’s Communities
In Feinberg’s unique Education-Centered Medical Home program, medical students learn to provide primary care to vulnerable populations living in Chicago.
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Student Committed to Surgical Research, Global Health
Medical student Liam Kane discusses his orthopaedic surgery research fellowship, his interest in global health and what he loves about Feinberg.
