Pioneering Brain Injury Expert and Leading Voice in Rehabilitation Medicine Named New Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Nationally recognized brain injury expert and distinguished physiatrist Flora Hammond, MD, chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Indiana University School of Medicine and chief of medical affairs at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, has been named the Paul B. Magnuson Professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Loneliness Rewires the Brain to Drive Alcohol Consumption, Mouse Study Finds

Loneliness can reprogram the brain in ways that push alcohol consumption, reports a new preclinical study led by Northwestern University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Extreme Heat Linked to 33 Diagnoses That Go Beyond Dehydration, Heat Stroke

A new Northwestern University study suggests that extreme heat is linked to a much wider range of health problems seen in emergency departments and urgent care clinics than previously expected.

Targeting Protein Synthesis Control Regions May Reduce Seizures in Genetic Epilepsy

Targeting the control of protein synthesis in the KCNQ2 gene may serve as a potential disease-modifying strategy for patients with a genetic form of neonatal-onset epilepsy and impaired brain development, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

Cardiac Surgery Program at Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Opens This Fall

The new Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute cardiac structural heart and advanced electrophysiology programs will enhance patient access to advanced cardiac care in the north suburbs.

Wunderink Receives Mecklenburg Distinguished Physician Award

Richard Wunderink, MD, a pulmonologist, was honored with the 2026 Gary A. Mecklenburg Distinguished Physician Award for his work and accomplishments in the medical profession.

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