Northwestern Hospitals Among the Best in Latest Rankings

U.S. News & World Report recognized three Northwestern Medicine hospitals in its 2017-18 rankings of America’s Best Hospitals, including Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which was ranked the best hospital in Illinois.

Assessing the Accuracy of Cardiovascular Data in Electronic Health Records

Northwestern Medicine scientists identified key areas of agreement and disagreement between cardiovascular data collected from electronic health records and data gathered in a traditional cohort study.

Genetic Risk for Lupus Tied to Ancestry

A Northwestern Medicine study analyzing the genomes of more than 27,000 individuals has uncovered evidence that ethnic disparities in lupus diagnoses have a genetic basis.

Pilot Program Supports Primary Care With Psychiatric Care

A pilot program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital is adding a social worker and psychiatrist to a primary care clinic as additional support to treat patients with depression.

Medical Student Heads to India to Assess Management and Cardiac Care

Fourth-year medical student Kyle Yoo has been selected as a Fogarty Global Health Fellow and will travel to Kerala, India to study the interplay between management practices and acute cardiac care.

Female Physicians Network at NMH

At a recent networking event at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, female physicians forged new connections and met colleagues they previously knew only through patient referrals.

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