Tag: Patient Care
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International Study Examines Long-term Effect of Gestational Diabetes on Children
A Northwestern Medicine® study aims to compare the long-term effects of a pregnant woman’s blood sugar levels on her child to the effects of her body weight. The study includes participants from around the world and will also determine a mother’s long-term risk for developing diabetes mellitus.
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Bone Marrow Cells Used in Bladder Regeneration
Arun K. Sharma, PhD, research assistant professor in urology, has published an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences regarding a unique approach to bladder regeneration that capitalizes on the potential of two distinct cell populations harvested from a patient’s healthy bone marrow.
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Acclaimed Surgical Couple Coming to Feinberg
Andrew T. Parsa, MD, PhD, an internationally-renowned neurosurgeon specializing in complex tumors of the brain and spine, will join the medical school on July 1 as the Michael J. Marchese Professor and chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery. His wife, Charlotte Shum, MD, a hand and upper extremity specialist, has been named associate professor…
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Physician Assistant Program
The Physician Assistant Program accepts 30 students every year. Half of the two-year program is spent gaining hands-on experience during clinical rotations throughout Chicago, with the other half devoted to classroom instruction.
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Barsuk Presents Central Line Training Research in AAMC Webinar
Jeffrey Barsuk, MD, MS, presented information about the central line insertion simulation training program he developed and implemented with Diane Wayne, MD, to a national audience during an AAMC webinar.
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New Way to Kill Lymphoma without Chemotherapy uses Golden Nanoparticles
A new study by C. Shad Thaxton, MD, and Leo Gordon, MD, shows that synthetic HDL nanoparticles killed B-cell lymphoma, the most common form of the disease, in cultured human cells.
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2012: The Year in Review
From groundbreaking research to an exciting new curriculum, Feinberg achieved a number of accomplishments in 2012. Take a look at our top 25 stories.
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As Blackhawks Team Physician, Terry Takes on Challenges of Sports Medicine
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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Training Students to Teach CPR, Raise Awareness in Communities
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.
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Study Finds Obese Pregnant Women Pass Insufficient Vitamin D to Babies
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.
