News and Announcements
Read the latest news from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Institute for Public Health and Medicine.
04.15.2025Using electronic health record data to measure how frequently someone changes their residential address may be an effective tool to screen for patients who may be experiencing homelessness, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in PLOS One.
04.08.2025Students, 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.
04.04.2025Young adults experiencing food insecurity have greater risk of developing heart disease in midlife, even after accounting for other socioeconomic factors, according to a recent study.
03.24.2025Opioid 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.
03.07.2025Researchers show that parents can reliably measure key pediatric growth metrics, enabling researchers and clinicians to track development for those in rural or underserved areas.
02.26.2025Clinicians 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.
02.25.2025A first-of-its kind review conducted by Northwestern Medicine investigators has found that single-session interventions can significantly improve mental health outcomes in both youth and adults, according to recent findings.
02.12.2025Katie 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.
02.10.2025Hannah Palac’s passion for math led her to Northwestern’s MS-Bio program, launching her career as a statistician shaping pharmaceutical safety at AbbVie.
01.29.2025Patients 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.
01.23.2025Cassandra Sala, ’25 MS, is leveraging the Master of Science in Epidemiology program to advance her understanding of rare diseases while contributing to broader public health initiatives.
01.23.2025Madison 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.
01.15.2025An international team of scientists has developed a new set of global clinical guidelines for obesity aimed at better diagnosing and categorizing the condition, according to a report published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.
12.16.2024New research finds that some Illinois hospitals struggle to transfer critically injured patients to level-1 trauma centers resulting in preventable deaths.
12.10.2024Teens living in states requiring parental consent for mental health treatment may be less likely to access care, according to a Northwestern Medicine-led study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
12.09.2024Translating 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.
12.03.2024From 2008 to 2022, U.S. hospitals closed nearly 30 percent of pediatric inpatient units but only 4.4 percent of adult inpatient units, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.
11.21.2024Northwestern 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.
11.04.2024A team of scientists led by Northwestern Medicine investigators has created an implant capable of stopping an opioid overdose, according to findings published in Science Advances.
11.01.2024The number of pediatric inpatient psychiatric beds has not risen to meet demand amid a growing youth mental health crisis, according to a Northwestern Medicine-led study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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Youth opioid overdoses have risen since the pandemic, according to a study analyzing nationwide EMS encounters recently published in JAMA.
10.15.2024Gregory Phillips II, PhD, MS, has been named the new director of Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Epidemiology program.
10.11.2024Feinberg students, faculty, trainees and staff gathered in a packed Hughes Auditorium for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s annual Fall Lyceum on October 8.
10.08.2024A new study led by Serena Shah, '22 MPH, identified barriers in the implementation of Illinois’ Learn with Dignity Act, highlighting the need for more staff support and education to ensure optimal access to menstrual products.
09.25.2024Since 2013, Feinberg medical students have provided cardiovascular disease risk assessments and health counseling to underserved community members across Chicago through the Keep Your Heart Healthy program.
09.24.2024New research shows that patients with limited English proficiency may seek out care at lower-quality hospitals despite an increased travel distance and higher hospital readmission rates.
09.18.2024A popular weight loss drug is psychiatrically safe for people without a history of significant mental health disorders, according to a new clinical trial published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
09.12.2024Northwestern Medicine scientists have conducted the largest lifestyle-intervention trial for U.S. South Asians, helping build a larger body of research to better represent the diverse and vastly underrepresented group.
09.10.2024A recent publication has outlined the novel and practical approach to improving transplant equity pioneered by Northwestern’s African American Transplant Access Program.