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My Northwestern Medicine July 3, 2019

Mitochondrial Defects Contribute to Muscular Disease

Mitochondrial Defects Contribute to Muscular Disease

A new study published in Developmental Cell discovered a link between a previously unknown mitochondrial process and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 2, a genetic neuropathy.

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Restrictions on Electronic Medical Records Show Little Benefit

Restricting physicians’ ability to view multiple patient records at the same time did not reduce wrong-patient orders, according to a large clinical trial published in JAMA.

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Pride Runs in the Northwestern Family

Northwestern Medicine and Northwestern University participated in Chicago’s 50th annual Pride Parade in support of the LGBTQ community on Sunday, June 30. Many around the university and Northwestern Medicine hospitals have expressed an interest in helping advance LGBTQ policies.

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Health Sciences PhD Student Awarded Presidential Fellowship

Lindsay Zimmerman, a doctoral student investigating social determinants of cardiovascular health, was recently named a Northwestern University Presidential Fellow.

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Middle School Students Learn About Careers in Healthcare

Chicago Public School students visited interactive exhibits and talked with physicians and staff as they explored potential careers in medicine.

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