Category: Clinical Breakthroughs
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Redesigning Health Care
Sanjay Mehrotra, PhD, director of the new Center for Engineering and Health (CEH) aims to develop data-driven engineering solutions to a range of national healthcare delivery problems.
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Knocking out Esophageal Disorders
John E. Pandolfino, MD, ’97, ’01 GME, ’05 MSCI, New Gastroenterology Chief Developing Overarching Digestive Disease Center
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Minimally Invasive Back Surgery Preserves Normal Motion
Published in PLOS ONE, the findings by a group of neurosurgeons could change the manner in which a fairly common lumbar procedure is performed in the future.
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Evidence Points to Potential Benefits of Polypill for Heart Health
Taking one pill instead of three could be a powerful ally to prevent cardiovascular disease.
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Young Dads at Risk for Depression, Too
Depressive symptoms increased over the first five years of fatherhood for young men who were around 25 years old when they became fathers and lived in the same home as their children.
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Nerve Transfers Limit Pain for Amputees
Developed by Gregory Dumanian, MD, and Todd A Kuiken, MD, PhD, targeted muscle reinnervation enables an amputee to control motorized prosthetic devices and regain sensory feedback. New research also shows that it reduces neuroma pain from cut nerve endings.
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Scientists Working to Link Medical Records throughout Chicago
The effort has already combined more than a million patient records in the Windy City and recently received a $7 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
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New Diagnostic Tool Will Help ID Childhood Mental Health Issues
A newly funded study will be used to identify brain and behavioral indicators at preschool age that predict whether or not early onset mental health problems persist through adolescence.
