First-year MD Students Welcomed to Campus

When the 160 students of the MD Class of 2024 stepped onto campus, they entered a new world of medical education.

Uncovering the Genetic Link Behind the Development of COPD

A Northwestern Medicine study has found that inducing inflammation in lung epithelial cells contributes to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

New Machine-learning Method to Identify Chromatin Loops

A machine-learning program called Peakachu can reveal previously unknown chromatin loops, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

Heart Failure, Hypertensive Deaths Rise in Black Women and Men

Deaths due to heart failure and hypertensive heart disease are increasing in the U.S. — particularly in Black women and men — despite medical and surgical advances in heart disease management, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Meet the Two COVID-19 Patients Who Received Double-Lung Transplants at Northwestern Medicine Hospitals

The Northwestern Medicine Lung Transplant Program is proud to introduce the first known patients in the United States who received double-lung transplants due to COVID-19.

Labor Pool Offers Opportunity for Health System Employees to Use Skills in New Ways

From nurses and providers going back to their roots in the ICU to physicians working overnight in the ICU, team members across the Northwestern Medicine health system demonstrate the best of healthcare.

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