A new Northwestern Medicine® study has shown that survival following heart transplantation is associated with several patient characteristics, including education, higher social and economic satisfaction, and adherence with the medical regimen.
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Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder that’s difficult to treat. However, thanks to new research at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, doctors may be able to treat some patients more effectively.
A new agreement with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) means the RIC will provide the clinical venue for Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences faculty, expand clinical education experiences for students, create a joint Northwestern-RIC physical therapy residency program, and allow Feinberg and RIC researchers the ability to better pursue investigative questions and develop innovative science-based devices, technologies, and treatments.
Clifford Clinton Raisbeck Jr, MD’53, GME’61, orthopaedic surgeon and strong supporter of the medical school, died on March 29 from complications of pneumonia. He was 84.
A new study gives an early look at how hospitals are measuring up under the new, mandatory Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing Program that went into effect October 2012. Hospitals receive financial rewards or penalties according to achievement or improvement on several publicly reported quality measures.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine student organization Unite for Uganda raised about $5,000 to ship an ultrasound machine to Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Research findings from the lab of Kathryn Farrow, MD, PhD, associate professor in pediatrics-neonatology, illustrate that common treatment options may be detrimental to a newborn’s health.
Allaying previous concerns, a Northwestern Medicine® scientist found that an infant’s growth was not impacted by its mother taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants during pregnancy.
Led by Katherine L. Wisner, MD, the large-scale study screened 10,000 women who had recently delivered infants for depression and found that a large percentage suffered recurring episodes.
Nicole Araneta, a fourth-year medical student, traveled to Latin America to improve her medical Spanish by volunteering in community clinics and acting as a healthcare advocate for the underserved.