Category: Clinical Breakthroughs
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Study Explores Use of Gender Affirming Language in Electronic Medical Records
Most young adults who identify as transgender desire having their preferred names and pronouns documented in electronic medical records (EMRs), according to recent survey findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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Anxiety’s Overlooked Role in Swallowing Disorders
A new study has found that psychological influences may be an underappreciated contributor to swallowing disorders, and should be incorporated into evaluations of symptom severity.
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Noninvasive Brain Stimulation May Lead to New Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders
Disrupting the brain’s orbitofrontal cortex with a noninvasive stimulation technique impairs a person’s ability to make inference-based decisions and may help treat psychiatric disorders, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Hot Cocoa Aids Walking in Peripheral Artery Disease
Drinking flavanol-rich cocoa three times a day improved walking distance in individuals with peripheral artery disease, reports a new Northwestern Medicine pilot study published in Circulation Research.
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No Coronavirus Transmission in Womb, Study Says
A new study has found no evidence that the 2019 novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is passed from women in their third trimester to the fetus in the womb.
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Novel Drug Reduces Menstrual Bleeding from Uterine Fibroids
Elagolix, a newly developed orally administered drug, was effective in reducing heavy menstrual bleeding in women with uterine fibroids, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine clinical trial.
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Common Supplements Fail to Increase Male Fertility
Zinc and folic acid supplements had no effect on live birth outcomes or semen quality measures, according to a recent clinical trial.
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Reducing Dangerous Swelling in Traumatic Brain Injury
Northwestern Medicine scientists were able to significantly reduce brain swelling and damage after a traumatic brain injury by injecting nanoparticles into the bloodstream.
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Dangerous Skin Tumor Now Has Treatment Guidelines
A Northwestern Medicine study reports the first guidelines for treating sebaceous carcinoma, a cancer of the oil glands diagnosed in thousands of patients every year.
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Healthcare Providers Can Play a Role in Safe Firearm Storage
Northwestern investigators led by fourth-year student Grace Haser found that a majority of adult gun owners in a Chicago neighborhood with high rates of firearm violence favored firearm safety counseling offered in healthcare settings.
