Distinguished Implementation Scientist to Lead Medical Social Sciences

Rinad S. Beidas, PhD, professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, has been named chair of Medical Social Sciences.

Exploring Ketamine’s Antidepressant Mechanisms

A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified how ketamine works so quickly, and how it might be adapted without side effects.

Physician Assistant Students Help Save a Life

PA students Nicole Pinakidis and Kristin Brennan recently put their emergency care skills to use to help save a person’s life during this year’s Chicago Half Marathon.

Northwestern Investigates COVID-19: Omicron, Vaccines, Pediatric Complications

Northwestern Medicine investigators continue to examine COVID-19, from the impact of prone positioning during treatment to vaccine protection against the Omicron variant in children.

Northwestern Medicine Unveils Plans for State-of-the-Art Outpatient Care Center in Bronzeville

Alongside Chicago’s mayor and other local, state and federal leaders, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare CEO Dean M. Harrison revealed details about the 120,000-square-foot facility.

Physicians Collaborate on a Program to Help Liver Transplant Patients Achieve Sobriety

Justin R. Boike, MD, Anthony March, DO, and their teams champion the new initiative with the goal of optimizing treatment for alcohol use disorder, with consideration for transplantation.

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