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Lessons Learned When a Physician Becomes a Patient
Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD, Buehler Professor of Geriatric Medicine, wrote about her own brush with cancer and the realization that physicians need to help patients feel joy in the present, rather than focusing primarily on maintaining their hope for the future.
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Debating Electronic Health Records In Medical Education
Gregory E. Brisson, MD, ’94 GME, assistant professor of Clinical Medicine-General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, and colleagues published an article discussing the debate behind using electronic health records as a learning tool in medical education.
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2014: The Year in Review
“For the medical school, 2014 was a tremendous year,” said Eric G. Neilson, MD, vice president for medical affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean. A collection of stories spotlight some of the notable moments from the past year.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Inspires Dialogue on Institutional Mistrust
The Northwestern community celebrates the civil rights leader’s achievements during a week and a half of events, which included a panel discussion Thursday about institutional mistrust and how healthcare and legal systems can connect with patients and clients from disenfranchised communities.
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Family Voices And Stories Speed Coma Recovery
A new Northwestern Medicine study has shown that playing recorded family stories can help wake up coma patients’ unconscious brain more quickly, and with improved recovery.
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Lysosome Dysfunction Linked to Infant Failure to Thrive
Neonatal intestinal disorders that prevent infants from getting the nutrients they need may be caused by defects in the lysosomal system, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Pipeline Program Fosters Mentorship in Medicine
A new pipeline program promotes mentorship and networking for students, residents and faculty members from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in medicine, with the goal of preparing medical students for residency and future careers.
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Ophthalmology Receives Research to Prevent Blindness Grant
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded a grant to the Department of Ophthalmology to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases.
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Tracking Physical Activity and Recovery from Spine Surgery
Northwestern Medicine investigators are monitoring physical activity using Fitbit trackers to better predict recovery over time for patients who undergo spine surgery.
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Investigating Mechanisms of Fibrogenesis in Fetal Liver Disease
Peter Whitington, MD, professor in Pediatrics-Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, found signaling pathways and tubule cell formation that drive fibrosis in gestational alloimmune liver disease.
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Mucus Proteins May Control Asthma
Sugars on a specific mucus protein can induce the death of a white blood cell called an eosinophil, which causes asthma, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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DPT Students Complete First Clinical Rotation in Chile
A group of doctor of physical therapy students travelled to Chile for a clinical rotation focused on respiratory therapy, the first group of students to take part in the program since the partnership between Northwestern University and University of San Sebastian was established in 2012.
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Music Eases Kids’ Pain After Surgery
Pediatric patients who listened to 30 minutes of music or audiobooks of their choosing had a significant reduction in pain after major surgery, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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A New Target for Improving Movement Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
Excessive brain plasticity in the subthalamic nucleus may be pivotal to abnormal brain activity and impaired movement in Parkinson’s disease, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Transcription Factor Regulates Repair Pathways in the Lung
In a new study, scientists found that the transcription factor EHF regulates pathways in respiratory epithelial cells that are important for repair of damaged cells and in maintaining the lung surface’s barrier function.
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Honoring Henry B. Betts, Leader in Rehabilitation Medicine
Henry Brognard Betts, MD, internationally revered champion for people with disabilities and a leader in transforming physical medicine and rehabilitation from a minor discipline to an essential healthcare specialty, passed away on January 4, 2015 in Chicago, IL. He was 86.
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Exploring Outcomes, Bioengineering and Immunology in Organ Transplantation
The Comprehensive Transplant Center Summer Student Immersion Program offers students from across the country an opportunity to work with a mentor to develop a research project in health services and outcomes research, bioengineering or immunology, focused on organ transplantation.
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Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Engineer ACL Replacements
Using nanotechnology, Northwestern Medicine scientists are working to engineer an artificial ACL replacement to improve treatment for ACL rupture, one of the most devastating injuries in professional sports.
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Remembering James L. Schroeder, 30-Year Rheumatology Professor
James L. Schroeder, MD, ’81 GME, longtime associate professor in Medicine-Rheumatology and former president and chief executive officer of Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, passed away on Dec. 30
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Connecting Cellular Aging to Human Aging
A Northwestern Medicine study has linked aging at the cellular level to overall human aging through a molecular interaction involving two proteins and chromosome ends called telomeres.
