This week more than 25 medical and physician assistant students from across Chicago will complete training on how to teach hands-only CPR and use an AED through a new CCARES program. The ultimate goal of the program is to build community awareness of these lifesaving skills.
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Women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy may be passing on insufficient levels of vitamin D to their babies, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Third-year MD/PhD student Pat Lawlor discusses why he is pursuing a career as a physician scientist, his role as MSTP student body president, and the beginnings of his graduate research.
Lisa VanWagner, a fellow in gastroenterology and hepatology, will be working alongside mentors Anton Skaro, MD, PhD, assistant professor of organ transplantation, Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA, director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center, and Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, director of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, to study orthotopic liver transplantation and cardiovascular disease.
The only degree of its kind in the country, the joint Doctor of Physical Therapy and PhD in Engineering program marries two disciplines for one clear benefit: improved rehabilitation therapies and technologies for patients with movement disorders.
Mark Mandel, PhD, assistant professor in microbiology-immunology, recently published research explaining how only a single species of bacteria cells are directed into the light-organ of the Hawaiian bobtail squid. The findings could shine light on the good and bad bacteria humans interact with every day.
Alexander Stegh, assistant professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, has developed a research program aimed at understanding the genetics of the most prevalent and malignant form of brain cancer.
A team or researchers have shown that ovarian cancer cells induce nearby cells to alter their production of three microRNAs – small strands of genetic material that are important regulators of gene expression.
The sister of Mark Einbecker, MD’85, had a seizure, fell, and hit her head last winter. With traumatic brain injuries, she may not have recovered had it not been for her neurosurgeon, Edie Zusman, MD’87.
Recent work suggests that folic acid, a protein most commonly associated with fetal development, may also be involved in the prevention of adult onset diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, neuropsychiatric disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and cerebral ischemia.
The Innovation Lab, within the Simulation Technology and Immersive Learning Center, develops medical training devices using state-of-the-art materials and techniques, including modern polymers, 3-D printing, and Computer-Aided Design, with the goal of improving medical education.
Medical students and their peers joined the Chicago Department of Public Health’s Students for a Healthy Chicago committee, which develops community projects and programs and provides a student voice for healthcare policy.
Research from the lab of Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD, points toward the existence of a novel iron conservation program within cells. The newly discovered pathway offers insight into how cells use their iron wisely for survival.
New study uncovers impact of gender-biased resource allocation on the ‘productivity gap.’
Northwestern Medicine researchers have discovered immune cells that can suppress or promote tumor growth in colorectal cancer, the second leading cancer killer in the United States.
Bill Muller, MD, PhD, chair of pathology, is being given the American Society for Investigative Pathology’s most prestigious honor during the Experimental Biology Meeting this April in Boston.
New research by Julie Kim, PhD, Susy Y. Hung Research Professor, suggests that the combination of a synthetic hormone and a signaling inhibitor may provide new treatment options for women diagnosed with endometrial cancer.
Using a mobile app that tracks eating and activity helped people lose an average of 15 pounds and keep it off for at least a year, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Harry Beaty, MD, a specialist in internal medicine and infectious diseases and dean of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine from 1983 to 1997, passed away on December 8, 2012. He was 80 years old.
Students listened as doctors discussed picking a field, the pros and cons of their specialty, and other professional experiences at the American Medical Women Association’s Annual Women in Medicine Panel.
Feinberg began rolling out the first phase
of its renewed Doctor of Medicine
curriculum in August with the Class of
2016. Learn more about the changes from
Feinberg faculty who have been involved in
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Robert Bonow, MD, professor of cardiology, has dedicated his career to improving the quality of life and health outcomes of people with cardiovascular disease. His recent work in the nation of Qatar has provided unique insight into the health problems that modernization can bring.
For the first time, students in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences will be participating in an international learning experience. The students will be in Belize from December 3-21, with the expectation that more will study there in May, November, and December 2013.
Organized by the Student Advisory Committee for Global Health, Feinberg’s World AIDS Day events included a panel discussion, student-research poster session, and the opportunity to discuss the disease and its treatment with healthcare professionals.
In a new study, Northwestern Medicine researchers found that patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease are more likely to receive a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medication, and to achieve lower long-term cholesterol levels, when doctors use electronic health records to deliver personalized risk assessments via mail.
An international multi-disciplinary research team led by Northwestern Medicine scientists has uncovered a new role for a well-known protein in the development of tissue scarring. The finding has implications for the treatment of scleroderma, a condition for which there currently is no effective treatment.
When people with Type 2 diabetes are diagnosed with cancer – a disease for which they are at higher risk – they ignore their diabetes care to focus on cancer treatment, according to new Northwestern Medicine research. But uncontrolled high blood sugar is more likely to kill them and impairs their immune system’s ability to fight cancer.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has increased its position in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding rankings by 19 spots since 2001, the largest move among all schools in that time. Ranked No. 21, an all-time high for Feinberg and up from 24 in 2011, the move continues to validate the school’s steady climb as a research-intensive medical school. Also, eight of Feinberg’s departments ranked in the top 10 of their research areas, and 11 departments ranked in the top 20.
A major four-year review of academic literature led by Northwestern Medicine researcher Michael Fleming, MD, MPH, offers a thorough understanding of what actually works and what doesn’t when it comes to mentoring and how institutions should approach research trainee mentorships.
Working in the Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Research Laboratory, Hrayr Attarian, MD, associate professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, is striving to understand a host of sleep disorders in women and individuals with multiple sclerosis.