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Lushniak Named Acting Surgeon General
A graduate of Northwestern’s Honors Program in Medical Education, Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, MD ’83, MPH, became acting surgeon general of the United States on July 17.
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Mechanism Behind Monitoring of Neuromuscular Blockers Discovered
Published in Anesthesiology, Eugene Silinsky, PhD, has found that calcium channels, and not a depletion of neurotransmitters as previously thought, are responsible for the decreased response in muscles treated by neuromuscular blockers. The finding could prove helpful in developing new therapies for a host of neuromuscular diseases.
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New Psychology Internship Track is Nation’s First to Focus on LGBT Health
Program will integrate training in mental healthcare for LGBT clients with rotations in an infectious disease clinic and more.
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Faculty Receive Searle Teaching Fellowships
Five Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine faculty members were accepted into the 2013-14 Searle Fellows Program, a year-long faculty development program.
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Interspecies Transplant Works in First Step for New Diabetes Therapy
In the first step toward animal-to-human transplants of insulin-producing cells for people with type 1 diabetes, Northwestern Medicine® scientists have successfully transplanted islets, the cells that produce insulin, from one species to another. And the islets survived without immunosuppressive drugs.
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Thinning of Heart Muscle Wall Potentially Reversible
Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, scientists determined that patients with coronary artery disease and regional myocardial wall thinning often have only limited scarring.
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Project Continues to Bring to Light Unreported Drug Reactions
The Research on Adverse Drug Events and Reports project issued reports on 33 serious adverse drug or device reactions in its first decade of existence, showing its value as an independent drug surveillance program.
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Scientists Reveal Protein’s Role as More Than Adhesion Molecule in Skin Development
Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the lab of Kathleen Green, PhD, has discovered desmoglein 1’s role in promoting the skin’s differentiation program.
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Research into the Minds of Murderers May Lead to Better Prevention Methods
New study finds that murderers who kill impulsively, often out of rage, and those who carefully carry out premeditated crimes differ markedly both psychologically and intellectually.
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Woodruff Becomes President, Molitch Given Educator Award at ENDO 2013
Amidst the presentations and poster sessions, faculty from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine were honored with a pair of major recognitions at the Endocrine Society’s 95th annual meeting.
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New Public Policy Leads to Improved Stroke Care in Chicago
More suspected stroke victims received emergency care and potentially life-saving treatments in Chicago’s stroke centers thanks to a 2011 policy change under the Illinois Primary Stroke Center Act.
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Annual Conference Explores Science of Team Science
The annual International Science of Team Science Conference brought investigators from Asia, Europe, and North America together to learn how best to engage in the application of Team Science.
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Center for Education in Health Sciences Honors Graduates at Convocation
Graduates of the sixth class of the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety program and the third class of the Master of Science in Health Services and Outcomes Research program were recognized at the Center for Education in Health Sciences 2013 Convocation on June 29.
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Transitioning Learning to the Patient Care Setting
Third-year medical students learned new skills during Introduction to Clinical Clerkships, a week-long orientation that marked their transition from the classroom to the clinic.
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Promising New Alzheimer’s ‘Drug’ Halts Memory Loss
A new class of experimental drug-like small molecules is showing great promise in targeting a brain enzyme to prevent early memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Rewriting the Care Plan for Heart Failure
Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, chief of medicine-cardiology, and a group of scientists and healthcare professionals recently published new clinical guidelines regarding the care of patients with heart failure.
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Interns Get Into Shape Before Starting Residency
Interns spent three days in an intense training “bootcamp” to get ready for their residencies, which start in July. This year, the program has expanded to include general surgery residents and two new skills: chest x-ray and EKG interpretation.
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Physical Therapy Students Receive White Coats
First-year physical therapy students celebrated the 7th Annual Clinical Practice Ceremony on June 21, receiving white coats as a symbol of their transition from the classroom to the clinic.
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Residents Receive Marco Ellis Legacy Award
Residents Rachel Issaka, MD, and Ike Okwuosa, MD, were recognized and honored with the 2013 Marco Ellis Legacy Award for their extraordinary contributions to increasing diversity at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University.
