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Health Equity Week Explores the Leap From Promises to Practice

WEBSuleiman is one of the original organizers of Health Equity Week. The event, held February 26 through March 1, featured several virtual sessions and an in-person …

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Treating Cardiovascular Health with Anti-Obesity Medications and

WEB“It’s likely due to the drug itself having what we call ‘weight-independent effects’ on cardiovascular events — things like reduced inflammation and improved …

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Advancing Health Equity for the LGBTQ Community

WEBAdvancing Health Equity for the LGBTQ Community. By Melissa Rohman Jun 24, 2020. Brian Mustanski, PhD, director of ISGMH and professor of Medical Social …

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Advancing Quality Improvement to Boost Health Equity

WEBAccording to the authors, effective quality improvement initiatives must be designed with clear health equity aims, measure change among disadvantaged …

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Routine Medical Checkups Have Important Health Benefits

WEBBenefits of routine check-ups include chronic illness detection, cancer screenings. Jeffrey Linder, ’97 MD, MPH, chief of General Internal Medicine and …

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Reducing Implicit Bias in Healthcare

WEBReducing Implicit Bias in Healthcare. By Anna Williams Nov 13, 2018. A lecture focused on reducing implicit race and gender bias in healthcare, sponsored by …

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New Potocsnak Longevity Institute Hopes to Lengthen Human …

WEBThe goal of the institute, funded by a very generous gift from Chicago industrialist John Potocsnak and family, is to extend what Vaughan terms the human …

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Global Health, Elevated: A New Feinberg Institute Launches

WEBOn March 27, approximately 60 members of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Center for Global Health gathered for a retreat in …

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Chicago Universities are Part of $170 Million NIH Nutrition for

WEBNorthwestern, the University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, Chicago and Rush University are part of a $170 million National …

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Evolving Telehealth Research and its Place in Healthcare Delivery

WEBEvolving Telehealth Research and its Place in Healthcare Delivery. By Haleigh Ehmsen Dec 8, 2023. This story was published in the December 2023 issue of …

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Feinberg Launches Master’s in Health Professions Education

WEBNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has launched a new master’s degree program in Health Professions Education designed to give healthcare …

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Anxiety’s Overlooked Role in Swallowing Disorders

WEBA new study has found that anxiety related to swallowing disorders was a better predictor of symptom severity than a standard clinical exam, according to the …

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New Leadership in the Department of Medicine

WEBAfter 15 years of distinguished leadership in the Department of Medicine, Douglas E. Vaughan, MD, the Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine, has announced his …

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Women in Medicine Conference Celebrates Empowerment and …

WEBWomen in the healthcare field and their allies convened in the Feinberg Pavilion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to celebrate women’s empowerment and …

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Clements Receives AAFP Family Medicine Award

WEBDeborah Clements, MD, the chair and the Nancy and Warren Furey Professor of Family and Community Medicine, has been honored with the American …

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New Chicago Biopharma Hub Will Accelerate Timeline from …

WEBA new partnership based at Northwestern Medicine’s Comprehensive Transplant Center will help leading academic biomedical investigators in Chicago deliver …

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Feinberg Classmates Reconnect and Reminisce at Alumni …

WEBMore than 450 alumni and guests returned to Feinberg on April 18, 19 and 20 to reconnect with former classmates, learn about the medical school’s latest …

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‘Father of Microbiome Research’ Awarded 2024 Nemmers Prize in …

WEBJeffrey Gordon, MD, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, who is often referred to as the “father of microbiome research,” is the recipient of the 2024 …

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Shape-Shifting Ultrasound Stickers Detect Post-Surgical …

WEBInvestigators led by Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new, first-of-its-kind sticker that …

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Feinberg Investigators Lead AHA Heart Disease Research Initiative

WEBMatt Feinstein, ‘11 MD, ‘17 MS, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, will lead the Feinberg arm of The American Heart Association’s …

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