As the NHL season is set to begin, Michael Terry, MD, associate professor in orthopaedic surgery and team physician for the Chicago Blackhawks, prepares for the unexpected, on the ice and off.
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This week more than 25 medical and physician assistant students from across Chicago will complete training on how to teach hands-only CPR and use an AED through a new CCARES program. The ultimate goal of the program is to build community awareness of these lifesaving skills.
Women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy may be passing on insufficient levels of vitamin D to their babies, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
The sister of Mark Einbecker, MD’85, had a seizure, fell, and hit her head last winter. With traumatic brain injuries, she may not have recovered had it not been for her neurosurgeon, Edie Zusman, MD’87.
Using a mobile app that tracks eating and activity helped people lose an average of 15 pounds and keep it off for at least a year, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Robert Bonow, MD, professor of cardiology, has dedicated his career to improving the quality of life and health outcomes of people with cardiovascular disease. His recent work in the nation of Qatar has provided unique insight into the health problems that modernization can bring.
For the first time, students in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences will be participating in an international learning experience. The students will be in Belize from December 3-21, with the expectation that more will study there in May, November, and December 2013.
In a new study, Northwestern Medicine researchers found that patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease are more likely to receive a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medication, and to achieve lower long-term cholesterol levels, when doctors use electronic health records to deliver personalized risk assessments via mail.
When people with Type 2 diabetes are diagnosed with cancer – a disease for which they are at higher risk – they ignore their diabetes care to focus on cancer treatment, according to new Northwestern Medicine research. But uncontrolled high blood sugar is more likely to kill them and impairs their immune system’s ability to fight cancer.
Medical students teach exercise, nutrition, and diabetes classes at the Community Health Clinic in West Town. This initiative, which started five years, teaches patients how to prevent and control chronic diseases.