My Northwestern Medicine March 25, 2026

Feinberg Students Celebrate Match Day 2026

Feinberg Students Celebrate Match Day 2026

Anticipation and applause filled the air on Friday, March 20, as Feinberg students gathered with family, friends and faculty to learn where they will begin the next phase of their medical training at Match Day 2026.

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Schizophrenia Study Finds New Biomarker, Drug Candidate to Treat Cognitive Symptoms

A new Northwestern study in humans and mice has discovered a novel biomarker of schizophrenia that could also serve as a new drug candidate to treat the cognitive symptoms of the disorder.

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Premature Menopause Raises Long-Term Heart Risk by 40 Percent

Women who enter natural menopause before age 40 face about a 40 percent higher lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease than women who experience menopause later, according to a large Northwestern Medicine study.

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Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents ‘Reprograms’ Kidney Biology to Promote Recovery

Scientists have discovered novel molecular mechanisms that contribute to recovery from diabetic kidney following bariatric surgery in adolescents with type 2 diabetes and obesity, mechanisms that may serve as potential targets for non-surgical treatments for diabetic kidney disease, according to a multi-institutional study.

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Expansion Project at Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Now Complete

Last month, after nearly three years of planning and construction, the new emergency department and pavilions G and H opened to patients.

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Digestive Health Institute Brings Advanced Endoscopy Services to Central DuPage Hospital

The Center for Advanced Endoscopy at Central DuPage Hospital will offer a variety of complex interventional gastroenterology procedures in the west suburbs.

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Decoding Long COVID’s Impact on the Brain with Igor Koralnik, MD

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