Tag: Patient Care
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Heart Attack Damage Slashed with Microparticle Therapy
After a heart attack, much of the damage to the heart muscle is caused by inflammatory cells that rush to the scene of the oxygen-starved tissue. But the damage is slashed in half when microparticles are injected into the blood stream within 24 hours of the attack, according to preclinical research.
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Enhanced Prognoses Could Help Lymphoma Patients
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new prognostic tool for clinicians treating patients with large B-cell lymphoma. The predictive scale enhances the widely used International Prognostic Index.
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New Northwestern Memorial Hospital President Named
Richard J. Gannotta, DHA, FACHE, will work closely with the leadership of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to advance Northwestern Medicine.
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Platanias Named Interim Director of Lurie Cancer Center
The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University has named Deputy Director Leonidas Platanias, MD, PhD, professor of Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, interim director, effective immediately.
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New Guidelines for Predicting Cardiovascular Disease
The guidelines – released from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association – will help doctors better identify which patients may benefit from lifestyle changes, drug therapy, or both to help prevent future cardiovascular disease-related events.
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Scientists Develop More Accurate Physical Activity Tracking App
A new algorithm developed by an interdisciplinary team at Northwestern can be used with a physical activity app to predict the location of a phone no matter where an individual carries it.
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Hanauer to Join Gastroenterology and Hepatology
A distinguished physician-scientist and international leader in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, Stephen B. Hanauer, MD, will join the medical school on January 1, 2014, as the Clifford Joseph Barborka Professor of Medicine and the medical director of the Digestive Disease Center.
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Rosen Accepts Provost Position at City of Hope
The director of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University helped usher in an era of international prominence during his nearly quarter-century at the helm.
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NUAID Establishes New Site in India
A group of medical students spent a month volunteering in urban and rural clinics and learning about public health in India.
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Study Reinforces Value of Nonverbal Social Communication in Doctor-Patient Relationships
Physicians who make a lot of eye contact and engage in a few “social touches” are viewed as more likable and empathetic by patients.
