Jet Lag Impairs Performance of Major League Baseball Players

When Major League Baseball players travel in a way that misaligns their internal 24-hour clock with the natural environment and its cycle of sunlight, they suffer negative consequences, according to a recent study.

At the Top for Heart Failure Survival and Heart Attack and Stroke Care

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is ranked first among all U.S. hospitals for survival of patients suffering heart failure and second for survival of patients with heart attack and stroke, the three most common and dire cardiovascular health threats.

Pioneering Astronaut and Physician Keynotes Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration

Mae Jemison, MD, a physician and the first woman of color to travel into space, delivered the keynote address during this year’s commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Housestaff Panel Helps Medical Students Prepare for Residency

A new resident-led program at Northwestern fosters community among underrepresented minority students in undergraduate and graduate medical education programs.

Marianjoy Employee Distributes Glasses in Africa

A physical therapist at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, now part of Northwestern Medicine, traveled to South Africa to help dispense eye glasses to people who couldn’t afford them.

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