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My Northwestern Medicine January 2, 2019

New Advances in Pediatric Leukemia Treatment

New Advances in Pediatric Leukemia Treatment

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered two successful therapies that slowed the progression of pediatric leukemia in animal models, the first step towards a pediatric leukemia “super drug.”

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Alumnus David Skorton Named President of AAMC

Alumnus David Skorton, ‘74 MD, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has been named the president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

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Investigating Treatments for Heart Disease

Two recent studies, published in JAMA and Circulation, investigated advances in treatments and automated diagnostic tools for cardiovascular disease.

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Northwestern Memorial Hospital Sets Record for Heart Transplants In 2018

The cardiac transplant team joined recipients and their families to celebrate breaking a 23-year-old state record for the most heart transplants in one year.

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Drug Regimen Improves Survival in Lymphoma

A drug called brentuximab vedotin combined with chemotherapy significantly improved overall survival for patients with a type of T-cell lymphoma, according to a clinical trial published in The Lancet.

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Medical Assistant Helps Out After a Fall

When Cinthya Melero, a medical assistant on the downtown campus, saw an elderly man fall, she jumped into action with efforts that may have saved his life.

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Your Ideal Heart Health: the Breakthroughs Podcast

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