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Doctors Fear Asking Mentally Ill to Quit Smoking But These Big Smokers Likely to Benefit From Treatment Brian Hitsman, phD, assistant professor of preventive medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine People with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety are the heaviest smokers in the country, but their doctors are afraid to ask them[…]

Surprising Rate of Recurring Heart Attacks, Strokes Globally: U.S. Doesn’t Fare as Well as Japan and Australia Mark Alberts, M.D., professor of neurology at the Feinberg School of Medicine and director of the stroke program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital August 31, 2009 – Despite many medicines and other treatments for patients with vascular disease, a[…]

Professor, Student Identify Alternative DNA Structure for Shape-Shifting Pathogen Light micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and white cells from a person with gonorrhea August 21, 2009 – Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine have identified an alternative DNA structure existing within the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae that enables the pathogen to change its shape to avoid[…]

Founders’ Day Kicks Off 2009 Academic Year Dean J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD welcomes the Class of 2013. As the fierce debate on health care reform rages on around the country, the Feinberg School of Medicine’s Founders’ Day Convocation not only welcomed the Class of 2013 to the official opening of the academic year on[…]

Hughes Legacy Lives On at Medical School The tragic death of prolific filmmaker and life-long Chicagoan John Hughes on August 6 at age 59 was felt personally at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. A long-time resident of the North Shore, Mr. Hughes love for Chicago not only translated into producing movies showcasing the[…]

Too Many Ways to Say “It Hurts” Dr. Cella There are at least 100 ways to say, “It hurts!” And that is the problem. David Cella is on mission — backed by nearly $10 million in National Institutes of Health funds — to revolutionize the language of pain, as well as fatigue, depression and anxiety.[…]

Dr. Woodruff Receives Mentoring Honor Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, was selected by members of the Medical Faculty Council as the 2009 Mentor of the Year. Dr. Woodruff is the director of the Institute for Women’s Health Research, the director of the Oncofertility Consortium and a professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. She was also[…]