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NUPOC Hosts Ribbon Cutting, Open House to Commemorate New Space University President Morton O. Schapiro presided over the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center’s new space — an event that signaled the integration of the center’s research and education missions. The Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC) for Education and Research recently moved all faculty,[…]

Feinberg Cardiovascular Symposium Focuses on Reinventing, Restoring Heart Health Clyde Yancy, MD, medical director at the Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute and chief of cardiothoracic transplantation at Baylor University Medical Center, offered a vision for how individuals, organizations, and Northwestern Medicine can participate in reinventing and restoring heart health. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment,[…]

New Program for Veterans’ Special Needs Rolls Out in 170 VA Medical Centers Sam Nicols’ flashbacks from World War II didn’t begin until the final year of his life. Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome, the Purple Heart veteran needed help coping with the long-suppressed memories. The traumas many vets experience during service often resurface at[…]

Two Studies Confirm a Healthy Lifestyle has Biggest Impact on Cardiovascular Health Is cardiovascular health in middle age and beyond a gift from your genes or is it earned by a healthy lifestyle and within your control? Two large studies from Northwestern Medicine confirm a healthy lifestyle has the biggest impact on cardiovascular health. One[…]

Illinois Faces Critical Physician Shortage, New Study Warns Half of all graduating medical residents or fellows trained in Illinois leave the state to practice medicine elsewhere, in large part due to the medical liability environment in Illinois, according to a new study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The study, the first to examine[…]

Stress Takes Its Toll in Parkinson’s Disease We all know that living a stressful lifestyle can take its toll, making us age faster and making us more susceptible to the cold going around the office. The same appears to be true of neurons in the brain. According to a new Northwestern Medicine study that will[…]

Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, Gives Hollister Lecture David Satcher, MD, PhD, former U.S. Surgeon General, presented the 2010 Hollister Lecture on October 28. Satcher discussed his work addressing health disparities through health policy. David Satcher, MD, PhD, former U.S. Surgeon General, presented the 2010 Hollister Lecture at Northwestern University Feinberg School[…]

National Children’s Study Launches in Chicago Why are so many babies born prematurely? Why do so many American children suffer from asthma, autism, obesity, behavior disorders, and other health problems? Greater Chicago-area families have a unique opportunity to help better understand and prevent these conditions by participating in the National Children’s Study (NCS). Starting this[…]

MS in Clinical Investigation Offers Formal Clinical and Translational Science Research Training to Residents, Fellows, and Junior Faculty The Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has grown from five to more than 70 students since its inception in 1999. This part-time master’s degree program, sponsored by[…]

Soy May Stop Prostate Cancer Spread Northwestern Medicine researchers at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University have found that a new, nontoxic drug made from a chemical in soy could prevent the movement of cancer cells from the prostate to the rest of the body. These findings will be presented at[…]