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  • Reducing Firearm Deaths in Children with Hooman Azad

    Reducing Firearm Deaths in Children with Hooman Azad

    A new Boston Children’s Hospital and Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Pediatrics has revealed that more stringent negligence laws, which hold adults responsible for safe storage of firearms, may have potential to reduce firearm fatalities in children. Hooman Azad, a third-year medical student at Feinberg and first author of the study, explains.

  • Meat Eaters and Heart Health with Norrina Allen, PhD

    Meat Eaters and Heart Health with Norrina Allen, PhD

    An important finding detailed in a new Northwestern Medicine study warns of the role certain kinds of meat may play in increasing cardiovascular disease risk and premature death. Norrina Allen, PhD, led this research and shares details about the study.

  • Investigating the New Coronavirus with Karla Satchell, PhD

    Investigating the New Coronavirus with Karla Satchell, PhD

    The outbreak of a novel Coronavirus in China is making headlines around the world. Here at Northwestern, microbiologist Karla Satchell, PhD, is leading an effort to investigate the structure biology of the components of the virus to ultimately understand how to stop it from replicating in human cells through a medication or vaccine.

  • Playing Sports for Quieter Brains with Nina Kraus, PhD

    Playing Sports for Quieter Brains with Nina Kraus, PhD

    A new study led by Nina Kraus, PhD, has found that athletes have healthier brains than non-athletes. 

  • Big Stories in Cardiology Research 2019 with Clyde Yancy, MD, and Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD

    Big Stories in Cardiology Research 2019 with Clyde Yancy, MD, and Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD

    Two Northwestern physician-scientists, Clyde Yancy, MD, and Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, share their thoughts on the latest findings and advances in cardiology to come in 2020. 

  • Bonus Episode: Heart Healthy Tips for 2020 with Clyde Yancy, MD, and Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD

    Bonus Episode: Heart Healthy Tips for 2020 with Clyde Yancy, MD, and Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD

    Northwestern Medicine cardiologists Clyde Yancy, MD, and Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, share tips to lose weight or maintain weight and live longer, healthier lives in 2020.

  • The Urgent Need for New Uterine Fibroid Treatments with Serdar Bulun, MD

    The Urgent Need for New Uterine Fibroid Treatments with Serdar Bulun, MD

    It is the most common tumor found in women and is the cause of 200,000 hysterectomies in the United States every year. Yet, uterine fibroids have not been a frequent topic of medical research. Northwestern’s Serdar Bulun, MD, leads one of the few research programs focused on the molecular and cellular abnormalities that may cause…

  • What Drives Female Resident Burnout Rates? with Karl Bilimoria, MD & Yue-Yung Hu, MD

    What Drives Female Resident Burnout Rates? with Karl Bilimoria, MD & Yue-Yung Hu, MD

    In a recent Northwestern Medicine study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, female surgical residents reported more mistreatment than men, which was linked to a higher burnout rates and more suicidal thoughts. Study authors Karl Bilimoria, MD & Yue-Yung Hu, MD explain.

  • The Future of Genetic Medicine with Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD

    The Future of Genetic Medicine with Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD

    Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD, talks about her recent discoveries in the genetics of cardiovascular and neuromuscular disorders and what we can expect in the next few years in the field of genetic medicine.

  • Treating Aggressive Prostate Cancer with Maha Hussain, MD

    Treating Aggressive Prostate Cancer with Maha Hussain, MD

    For those with advanced metastatic prostate cancer, treatments are limited, but a new phase 3 international trial shows that a genetically targeted therapy could offer new hope for patients with specific gene mutations in their tumors. Northwestern’s Maha Hussain, MD, recently presented the results of this landmark trial and shares her insight.