Enhanced Autophagy Could Help Treat Diabetes

Enhancing autophagy — the cellular process that breaks down and removes unneeded components — in fat tissue could help treat diabetes, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

Identifying New Targeted Therapy Approaches for Leukemia

Using small molecular inhibitors to block the BAP1 complex may be a promising targeted therapy approach for leukemia, according to a Northwestern Medicine publication.

Student Consulting Group Serves Local Healthcare Organizations

Second Opinions, student-led pro-bono consulting group, helps guide organizational change at local healthcare groups, including improving fundraising and helping clinics evaluate their impact.

Why I Got Vaccinated: Dinee C. Simpson, MD

The Northwestern Medicine transplant surgeon talks about how she educated herself and her family before getting vaccinated for COVID-19.

Black OB-GYN Residents Foster Trust and Communication

At Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital, for the first time anyone at the facility can remember, a team of OB-GYN medical residents is all Black and all female.

Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage

Meet three members of the workforce who are of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent and are making Northwestern Medicine better.

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