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Lloyd-Jones Testifies in Support of Cardiovascular Health Legislation
Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, chair of Preventive Medicine and the Eileen M. Foell Professor of Heart Research, and current president of the American Heart Association, recently testified before Congress in support of legislation that would improve cardiovascular health in the U.S.
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Three PA Students Awarded National Health Service Corps Scholarships
Three first-year students in Feinberg’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program have been awarded scholarships from The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program.
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Study Finds Financial Incentives for Low-Risk Clinical Trials are Ethical
In one of two low-risk randomized clinical trials, financial incentives increased study participation, and the use of financial incentives in both trials were deemed not unethical, according to recent findings.
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One Coronavirus Vaccine May Protect Against Other Coronaviruses
Coronavirus vaccines and prior coronavirus infections can provide broad immunity against other, similar coronaviruses, paving the way for future universal coronavirus vaccines.
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Anti-Cancer Inhibitor Could Have Dual Effect
TG2, an enzyme known to help cancers spread more quickly, also plays a role in regulating T-cells — opening the door to dual inhibition, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Lurie Cancer Center Receives Merit Extension from NCI
The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University has received a Merit Extension Award from the National Cancer Institute, one of only two Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation to earn the recognition.
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For Every Man: Northwestern Investigators’ Critical Impact on Prostate Cancer
From teasing out determinants of health disparities to developing precision medicine treatments, clinicians and scientists from the Lurie Cancer Center are dramatically changing the landscape for all men with prostate cancer.
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Study Identifies Expanded Role for Metabolic Enzyme in Kidney Cancer
The underexpression of a specific metabolic enzyme is a common and adverse epigenetic modulating feature in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, which accounts for 80 percent of all kidney cancers, according to a recent study.
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Advancing Treatment for B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Tisagenlecleucel, a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy, demonstrated safety and efficacy in pediatric patients with relapsed and refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to recent findings.
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Three Feinberg Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD; Melissa Simon, MD, MPH; and Guillermo Ameer, ScD; have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
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Clements Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from IAFP
Deborah Smith Clements, MD, received the Illinois Academy of Family Physician’s Distinguished Service Award.
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Passion for Equity
New assistant dean for medical education Linda Suleiman, MD, weaves health equity into her curriculum goals and her own career as an orthopaedic surgeon.
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Lewy Body Dementia Exacerbated by Immune Response
T-cells respond to buildup of alpha-synuclein with a harmful auto-immune response, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science.
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Medical Student Helps Establish ‘Walk with a Future Doc’ Program
Second-year medical student Veronica Zheng is the co-founder of the “Walk with a Future Doc” program, which connects community members and Feinberg medical students to discuss important health topics while taking weekly walks in Chicago parks.
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Celebrating Medical Education
Lessons learned from the pandemic, as well as new ways of teaching medicine, were shared at Feinberg’s 11th annual Medical Education Day.
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Machine-learning Model Can Detect Rare Cardiomyopathy
A machine learning model can identify patients at risk of a rare cardiomyopathy, according to a recent study.
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Northwestern Scientists Explore Impacts of Genomic Variation in Disease in NIH Project
Northwestern is part of the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, a $185 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) project that will explore the millions of genetic variants that cause disease around the world.
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The Long Haul
The growing number of patients suffering from long-term complications of COVID-19 has spurred the creation of Northwestern Medicine’s Comprehensive COVID-19 Center, which provides coordinated, multidisciplinary care.
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Skin Cancer Harbors Targetable Mutation
An especially deadly subtype of T-cell lymphoma is distinguished by unique mutations in the JAK-STAT pathway, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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First-Year Student Reflects on First Weeks of Medical School
Already a few weeks into his medical school career, first-year medical student Max Wilberding said he is excited to get involved with the Feinberg community and take advantage of research opportunities.
