Understanding How Aggressive Thyroid Cancer Evolves

Northwestern Medicine scientists have shed new light on how the deadliest form of thyroid cancer becomes more aggressive, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Study Reveals Striking Excess Deaths for Black Americans Over Last 20 Years

From 1999 through 2020, Black Americans experienced more than 1.6 million excess deaths and more than 80 million excess years of life lost compared to white Americans, according to a recent study published in JAMA.

Investigators Identify Mechanisms Behind Chemotherapy Resistance

A team led by Northwestern Medicine investigators has discovered novel cellular mechanisms that lead to chemotherapy resistance in recurrent glioblastoma.

Investigating the Benefits of Salt Substitutes in Elderly Patients

Salt substitutes may be effective in lowering blood pressure and reducing cardiovascular events in residents of elderly care facilities, according to a recent study.

Why You Do What You Do: Cardiologist and Outpatient Center Medical Director

Micah J. Eimer, MD, celebrates the collaborative communities at Northwestern Medicine outpatient centers and shares how his grandfather's cardiologist — fellow Northwestern physician Neil J. Stone, MD — helps inspire him.

Northwestern Physician and Transplant Patient Share Longtime Bond

Thirty years after her liver transplant, Kathy Fiandaca and Daniel Ganger, MD, reflect on their longtime patient-physician relationship.

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