Byline: Olivia Dimmer
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Women in Medicine Conference Celebrates Community
Women in the medical field and their allies gathered in the Feinberg Conference Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Friday, March 24 to celebrate community during the fifth annual Women in Medicine conference.
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Self-Powered Wireless Implant Delivers Medication, Then Dissolves
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a wireless, self-powered, bioresorbable implant for programmed drug delivery, the details of which are published in PNAS.
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Investigating Protein’s Role in Hearing Loss
The fast motor function of prestin, a protein found in the inner ear, is essential for mammalian hearing, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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New Directions for HIV Treatment
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a new compound which could inform future HIV cure strategies, according to research published in Science Advances.
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Celebrating Feinberg’s 2023 Match Day
Years of anticipation erupted in a flurry of torn envelopes on Friday as fourth-year Feinberg medical students found out about their residency matches during this year’s Match Day celebration.
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Predicting Risk of Blood Clots in Brain Tumors
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new tool to predict the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with adult-type diffuse gliomas.
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Understanding How Exercise Induces Systemic Metabolic Benefits
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a mechanism by which exercise activates metabolic benefits in the body, according to a new study published in Cell Metabolism.
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Future Directions in Continuing Medical Education
Melissa Bregger, MD, FACP, and Clara Schroedl, MD, MS, provide an update on their vision for continuing medical education at Feinberg.
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Medical Student Discusses Helping a Patient Communicate
Caroline Zhao, a fourth-year medical student at Feinberg, wrote about her experiences assisting a patient with a language barrier in the journal Academic Medicine.
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Studying the Impact of Stem Cell Transplants
People with sickle cell disease who receive nonmyeloablative stem cell transplants are at greater risk for developing new tumors, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
