Tag: Patient Care
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Interns Get Into Shape Before Starting Residency
Interns spent three days in an intense training “bootcamp” to get ready for their residencies, which start in July. This year, the program has expanded to include general surgery residents and two new skills: chest x-ray and EKG interpretation.
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Faculty Honored for Quarter-Century of Service
The Northwestern Medicine® community recently recognized forty-nine faculty members for their 25-year careers at Feinberg. The honorees joined other active faculty who have reached the quarter-century service milestone during an evening of celebration on June 19.
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Single-Dose Radiation Effective for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Bharat Mittal, MD, has spent more than a decade looking into the treatment of skin lesions, publishing his findings in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
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Could Novel Drug Treat Autism and Fetal Alcohol Disorder?
In a surprising new finding, a Northwestern Medicine® study has found a common molecular vulnerability in autism and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Both disorders have symptoms of social impairment and originate during brain development in utero.
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New Therapy for Fever-Induced Seizures in Children Targets Calcium Channels
Research published in The Journal of Neuroscience identifies a new key factor in the generation of febrile seizures, leading to a new therapeutic target for humans.
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Quaggin Honored with International Nephrology Award
Susan Quaggin, MD, chief of the Division of Nephrology, has been given the Alfred Newton Richards Award from the International Society of Nephrology for basic science research in the field. The honor was presented June 2 in Hong Kong during the World Congress of Nephrology, the leading biennial educational event in international nephrology.
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Boone Receives Schweitzer Fellowship for Public Health
Addie Boone, a second-year medical student, received one of 31 Schweitzer Fellowships, which support public health research. She will use the award to develop a partnership between the medical school, Northwestern University Law School, and community clinics to help underserved patients with poorly-controlled asthma encourage their landlords to comply with habitability laws.
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Circadian Rhythms may be Root of Migraines Causing Colic
Leon Epstein, MD, and Phyllis Zee, MD, have published an editorial in JAMA linking sleep cycles, migraine headaches, and colic in infants.
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Unique Obstacles for Women with Gestational Diabetes Mean Better Treatments Needed
A collaborative study using semi-structured interviews with black, white, and Hispanic women found that among the factors deterring lifestyle changes are lack of time and fatigue associated with motherhood.
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Honors Day Tradition Introduced at Feinberg
Seventeen awards were presented to students and faculty at the inaugural event on May 22. Gaurava Agarwal, MD, instructor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was honored as its first keynote speaker.
