First-Ever Transient Pacemaker Harmlessly Dissolves in Body

Scientists have developed the first-ever transient pacemaker — a wireless, battery-free, fully implantable pacing device that disappears after it’s no longer needed.

Study Explores Possible Therapeutic Target for SARS-CoV-2

Inhibiting a specific protein complex in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be a promising therapeutic target for treating the disease, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.

Medical Student Explores Vaccines and Public Health

Casey Benzaken, a second-year dual degree MD/MPH student, is studying the attitudes towards flu vaccines of Northwestern University undergraduates.

Combating Transgender Health Misinformation

The Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing hosted a recent webinar featuring TJ Billard, PhD, who spoke about the politics of transgender health misinformation and its impact on health and human rights for transgender individuals.

Why I Got Vaccinated: Tahmina Sultana, PhD

Members of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine community have been stepping forward to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Here, Tahmina Sultana, PhD, shares why she chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Patients Share Their Experiences With CAR T-Cell Therapy

Northwestern Memorial Hospital offers CAR T-cell therapy at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University through FDA-approved treatments and clinical trials.

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