A group of physician-scientists at Northwestern Medicine has shown that 10 mL of local anesthetic has the same effect as the commonly used 30 mL to provide sciatic block in patients undergoing knee replacement.
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced a major philanthropic commitment by retired local business executive Stanley Manne. In recognition of this gift, the hospital’s research center will be renamed the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Lurie Children’s.
The governing boards for Cadence Health and Northwestern Memorial HealthCare approved an agreement to combine the two health systems. Subject to regulatory approvals, the combination would span more than 60 sites of care across Chicago and its suburbs, including four hospitals.
The governing boards for Cadence Health and Northwestern Memorial HealthCare approved an agreement to combine the two health systems. Subject to regulatory approvals, the combination would span more than 60 sites of care across Chicago and its suburbs, including four hospitals.
A new human simulation training program – based on software originally used to train FBI agents – helps adults with autism improve their job interview skills and confidence.
Sanjay Mehrotra, PhD, director of the new Center for Engineering and Health (CEH) aims to develop data-driven engineering solutions to a range of national healthcare delivery problems.
Circadian Science Advances Speed Up Importance Of Timing In Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is partnering with the Chicago Department of Public Health to expand an innovative program, Keep Your Heart Healthy, to screen Chicago residents for cardiovascular disease.
Published in PLOS ONE, the findings by a group of neurosurgeons could change the manner in which a fairly common lumbar procedure is performed in the future.
Developed by Gregory Dumanian, MD, and Todd A Kuiken, MD, PhD, targeted muscle reinnervation enables an amputee to control motorized prosthetic devices and regain sensory feedback. New research also shows that it reduces neuroma pain from cut nerve endings.