Potassium Channel Dysfunction in Genetic Epilepsy

Northwestern Medicine scientists discovered functional links between dozens of potassium channel gene variants and neonatal epilepsy.

Glucocorticoids Enhance Muscles Through Sex-Specific Pathways

Glucocorticoid steroids improved muscle performance through distinct, sex-specific mechanisms, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Good Outcomes in COVID-19 Lung Transplants

Patients with COVID-19-associated lung disease who received lung transplants had similar outcomes compared to patients without COVID-19, according to a study published in JAMA.

Second-year Medical Students Help Address Food Insecurity

As part of their second-year MD curriculum, a group of Feinberg students recently designed and implemented a community quality improvement project on food insecurity.

Northwestern Medicine Community Rallies to Ship Supplies to Ukraine

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Northwestern Medicine and its physicians and staff have united to send medical supplies and other goods to Ukraine and neighboring countries supporting Ukrainian refugees.

Better Edge Podcast: Female Leaders in Rehabilitation

Larissa Pavone, MD, Sonia Sheth, MD, and Dolly Devara, MD, of Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, discuss female leadership in this podcast.

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