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CFAAR’s 2025 Food Allergy Summit united global experts to advance care through policy, education, and research, driving collaboration to improve allergy outcomes.

Intravenous fluid use in pediatric emergency departments decreased nationwide following Hurricane Helene, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study, findings that may help emergency departments better allocate resources.

The proportion of U.S. children and adolescents with anxiety and depression increased from 2016 to 2022, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine survey analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Food insecurity in early childhood is associated with worse heart health two decades later, but participation in public nutrition assistance programs may significantly mitigate that risk, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

Six Feinberg faculty members have been inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and the Association of American Physicians (AAP), two of the oldest medical honor societies in the U.S.

Sugary drinks have been linked to changes in the gut microbiome and higher diabetes risk in Hispanic and Latino populations, according to study published in Cell Metabolism.

Students, faculty, staff and public health leaders joined Northwestern University’s Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) for the institute’s annual Public Health Summit at the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center on April 2.

Opioid testing information was unavailable in half of injury death investigations in the U.S. and in 1 in 10 unintentional overdose death investigations conducted in 2021, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA.

Clinicians who received alerts via electronic health records systems were less likely to give unnecessary care to older adult patients, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Katie Watson, JD, professor of Medical Education, Medical Social Sciences in the Division of Determinants of Health, and of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named a 2024 Hastings Center Fellow.

Patients with opioid use disorder enrolled in Medicaid were less likely to receive telehealth care after the COVID-19 pandemic compared to patients with private insurance, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

Madison Howard chose Northwestern’s one-year MS-Epi to gain research experience before med school, gaining vital skills before pursuing a future career in orthopedic surgery.

Translating medical research findings from the research laboratory into patient care, otherwise known as from “bench to bedside,” is far more complex than it sounds, but is imperative to improve human health.

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has established the Center for Computational and Social Sciences in Health (COMPASS), which aims to foster connection and bridge data science, social science and population health.