New Center Tackles Primary Care for Older Adults

Northwestern will launch an Older Americans Independence Center, joining a network of centers across the country that investigate ways to maintain or restore independence in older adults.

Davis Named Chair of Pediatrics

Matthew Davis, MD, a pediatrician and internist with a focus on family health and community impact, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Feinberg and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Scientists Develop New Method to Trace Cell Lineage

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a novel cell lineage tracing method that can better determine the origin of mammalian neuron populations from progenitor cells.

Students Share Perspectives on Inclusion Task Force

Maya Jackson-Gibson, a fourth-year medical student, and Warren McGee, an eighth-year student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, reflect on their time on Feinberg’s Task Force on Inclusion and Bias.

Prioritizing Health Equity

As health inequities cotinue to affect vulnerable populations, healthcare organizations must shift to a health equity centered, population health approach, according to a recent position paper from the National Academy of Medicine.

Multispecialty Team Leads Protective Equipment Training Effort

Northwestern Medicine health system employees and physicians come together to develop videos in less than a week to train colleagues how to wear protective equipment.

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