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Nonsurgical Heart Valve Replacement Improves Patient Outcomes
Patients with severe heart valve disease who underwent nonsurgical transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement showed significant improvements in overall cardiovascular health status and quality of life within 30 days post procedure, according to a recent study published in JAMA.
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Murphy Honored as Distinguished Leader in Global Health
Robert Murphy, MD, executive director of the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, has been honored with the 2026 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Distinguished Leadership in Global Health Award.
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New U.S. Estimates of Sepsis in Kids Point to Urgent Need to Reduce High Mortality Rates
New estimates of rates of sepsis during pediatric hospitalizations have been obtained by a multicenter team of investigators, using clinical data from electronic health records.
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Stents Can Ease Symptoms of Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
A procedure designed to reopen blocked veins successfully reduced pain, swelling and disability in people with post-thrombotic syndrome — a common and often debilitating complication of deep vein thrombosis — according to results of a clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Printed Neurons Communicate With Living Brain Cells
Northwestern scientists have developed flexible, low-cost devices that generate electrical signals realistic enough to activate living brain cells.
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Scans Can Reveal Hidden Prostate Cancer Progression
A large analysis of two major clinical trials has found that the spread of prostate cancer can be detected on imaging scans even when biomarkers remain stable, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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CBS News Chicago
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Expert Finds Group’s New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Concerning and Disappointing
Dr. Sonya Bhole, a breast radiologist and associate professor at Northwestern Medicine, called the new recommendation from the American College of Physicians concerning and disappointing. “We know the most lives saved are when we start screening mammography at age 40 and screen every year. Breast cancer incidence is on the rise. It’s on the rise…
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CBS News Chicago
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Expert Disappointed in New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screenings
The American College of Physicians just released new guidance advising women to get breast cancer screenings every two years starting at 50, contradicting the American Cancer Society’s advice to get mammograms every year starting at 45. Dr. Sonya Bhole tells Audrina Sinclair she’s disappointed in the new guidelines.
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The Washington Post
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5 Things OB/GYNs Want You to Know About Perimenopause
Kristen Venuti, an OB/GYN at Northwestern Medicine, said she has recently noticed an uptick in the number of her patients asking whether their symptoms could be a sign. “When I started my practice six years ago, I probably had one person a week bringing up perimenopause. Now several people bring it up a day.” Understanding…
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Science
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Most NIH-Funded Studies Fail to Break Down Results by Sex
Fewer than half of all studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) analyze or report results by sex, according to research published today in Nature Communications Medicine. The proportion of studies including both sexes has since increased. But “just including women is not enough,” Nicole Woitowich, a biomedical scientist at Northwestern University and…
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NBC News
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Patients Say They Want Alzheimer’s Blood Tests. Doctors Aren’t Sure They Help.
The idea is straightforward: Take a blood test now, even without symptoms, and learn if you could some day develop Alzheimer’s disease. “A lot of people seem to want to understand what’s happening to them,” said Andrea Russell, a clinical and primary care psychologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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WGN
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Dr. Santina Wheat: Can Playing in Mud and Soil Help Our Immunity?
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update. Dr. Wheat talks about a new pancreatic cancer vaccine, vertigo, macular degeneration, and more.
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