New Project Aims to Improve Healthy Food Access and Education
A new project led by Northwestern Medicine investigators aims to mitigate food deserts and kidney disease in predominantly Black communities in Chicago.
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Bunta Honored as ‘Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession’
Andrew D. Bunta, ’67 MD, ’74 GME, associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, has been named a “Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession” by the American Orthopaedic Association.
Medical Student Discusses Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Research
Sydney Olson, a second-year medical student, is the lead author of a study published in JAMA Surgery which found a linear growth pattern for 70 percent of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Healthcare ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws May Need Modernization
Certificate of need laws — regulations intended to control hospital capacity expansion and improve quality of care — may not be having their intended effects, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
Top 5 Breakthroughs Podcasts of 2020
Listen to the year’s most popular episodes of the Breakthroughs podcast, featuring Northwestern Medicine experts discussing COVID-19 research.
Double Lung Transplants Save COVID-19 Patients
Double lung transplants performed by Northwestern Medicine surgeons in patients with irreversible lung damage from COVID-19 helped save lives, according to a recent study.
Antibiotic Treatment for Appendicitis Shows Similar Patient Outcomes as Surgery
A nationwide clinical trial has found that patients taking antibiotics for appendicitis reported the same quality of life measures as those who underwent surgery.
Study Finds Nearly One in Five Surgical Residents Report Frequent Bullying
A Northwestern Medicine survey found that nearly one in five surgical surgical residents have experienced frequent bullying and that women and racial or ethnic minorities were more likely to report frequent bullying in surgical residency programs.
Lung Transplant Performed on a COVID-19 Patient at Northwestern Medicine
For the first time, Northwestern Medicine surgeons performed a double-lung transplant on a patient whose lungs were irreversibly damaged by COVID-19.
Hill Receives Diversity Award from Orthopaedic Society
James Hill, ’74 MD, ’79 GME, has dedicated much of his career to advocating for diversity in medicine and orthopaedic surgery.