Northwestern Medicine scientists have conducted the largest lifestyle-intervention trial for U.S. South Asians, helping build a larger body of research to better represent the diverse and vastly underrepresented group.
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A recent publication has outlined the novel and practical approach to improving transplant equity pioneered by Northwestern’s African American Transplant Access Program.
Scientists have found that pediatricians are more likely to have conversations with parents about gun safety and secure storage if they receive a “nudge” from an electronic health record.
Nearly 20 percent of suicides in Illinois between 2020 and 2021 were among people 65 years and older, according to recently released data.
Dietary acculturation may increase the risk of heart disease for people of Hispanic or Latino heritage in the U.S., according to a study published in Circulation.
Three Feinberg medical students have been named 2024-2025 Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellows, a program to support fellows’ design and implementation of innovative projects to address the health needs of underserved Chicago communities.
New Northwestern research shows that being near and having more exposure to urban green space and blue (water) space is linked to lower odds of having coronary artery calcification in middle age.
Circulating protein levels may serve as a biomarker for cardiorespiratory fitness, an important but previously hard-to-measure component of overall health, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.
Vitamin B3 supplements may help people with peripheral artery disease walk farther, according to a Northwestern Medicine-led clinical trial published in Nature Communications.
Kranti Rumalla, a second-year medical student at Feinberg, was the lead author of a study that found racial disparities among patients who were disenrolled from Medicaid coverage after the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.