Meat Consumption Raises Risk of Heart Disease and Death

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has linked the consumption of red and processed meat with a higher risk of heart disease and death.

Reducing Dangerous Swelling in Traumatic Brain Injury

Northwestern Medicine scientists were able to significantly reduce brain swelling and damage after a traumatic brain injury by injecting nanoparticles into the bloodstream.

‘Cluster Bomb’ Toxin from Cholera Shuts Down Inflammatory Response While Attacking Cells

Northwestern scientists have determined that a toxin secreted by Vibrio cholerae bacteria, the pathogen responsible for cholera, suppresses the body’s normal immune response.

Medical Student Helps Examine Health Impact of Immigration Rule

Second-year medical student Salem Argaw worked with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights to help study how a proposed federal Public Charge Rule might affect immigrants in Cook County.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital Nurse Saves a Life on a Plane

When a woman on an airplane choked, Claudia Medrano, RN, an education coordinator in the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Cardiac Intensive Care Unit used her background in ICU care to remain calm and perform a one-handed Heimlich maneuver.

Zen & Now Gift Shop Open in New Location

The Zen & Now gift shop is now open on the first floor of Prentice Women’s Hospital. The store can be found between the Argo Tea and the first floor welcome desk.

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