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The opening of the new facility bolsters existing services and creates space for new specialties, delivering world-class care closer to home

Northwestern Medicine physicians urge breast awareness and a cancer risk assessment by age 25

Child Life specialists and phlebotomists tailor coping strategies, education and accommodations to young patients’ unique needs.

Andrea Kerry’s unexpected diagnosis illustrates why Northwestern Medicine’s Lung Health Center is working to diagnose lung cancers earlier

Miami, FL and Chicago, IL – Northwestern Medicine, Chicago’s premier integrated academic health system, and OpenEvidence, a leading AI-powered medical search and clinical decision-support platform, today announced a collaboration to embed …

Phase one will explore if two estrogen-blocking medications can be given safely to men age 50 and older and if they produce a size reduction in the hernias. 

Ranim Haddad struggled with recurrent pregnancy loss for more than a decade. Her son, Emmanuel, turns one on October 1 during Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

Northwestern Medicine announced The Certificate of Need for Facility was approved by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board to build a new, state-of-the-art cancer institute in Orland Park.

CHICAGO – Northwestern Medicine announces it has been recognized as a top performer by Vizient® in both the 2026 Birnbaum Quality and Accountability Ranking category as well as its 2026 Ambulatory Quality and Accountability. Six Northwestern …

ICE-CAP at Northwestern Medicine can improve a patient’s quality of life with fewer side effects

Northwestern Medicine has appointed Kate Matousek, MS, BSN, RN, as president of Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital. In her new role, Matousek oversees hospital operations, quality performance and strategic growth initiatives while advancing …

The Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Center is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its opening, offering patients access to the highest quality care closer to where they live and work. The 120,000-square-foot outpatient center at …

Innovative approach helps reduce heat-related symptoms and improve function for people living with MS

Doug Bober began serving the Northwestern Medicine community through volunteering in 2018. Today, he assists as a endoscopy ambassador supporting care by stocking supplies, sanitizing rooms, organizing paperwork, and helps patients and families with …

Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute has expanded to Tinley Park increasing access to clinical appointments, cardiovascular imaging and cardiac diagnostic testing for patients in the south suburbs. The new services, located at 17333 …

The chronic autoimmune disease is most common in women under age 40 and men over age 60; impacts eye movements, swallowing, fatigue and more

First patient family returns as Huntley Hospital marks a decade of community care and growth, with another expansion slated for October 2026

After a life-threatening recurrence of angiosarcoma in her lung, Regina Henneman achieved remission again through a personalized plan that included immunotherapy and radiation

Multiple Northwestern Medicine hospitals achieved national specialty rankings, top regional placements and high-performing distinctions across key areas of careChicago, IL – For the 15th consecutive year, Northwestern Memorial Hospital has once …

46-year-old Preeyanuch Chanwongwanit is the first Wisconsin patient to receive a kidney transplant fully awake at Northwestern Medicine

CHICAGO – July 21, 2026 – A new study from Northwestern Medicine shows that adult women experience more severe neurological symptoms of long COVID than adult men.While past studies have found that women are more frequently affected by long COVID …

CHICAGO - Northwestern Medicine today announced the launch of the Northwestern Medicine Robert Havey, MD, Institute for Primary Care, a transformative new institute dedicated to advancing primary care delivery, education and innovation across the …

Elizabeth Wehrle of Montezuma, Iowa, traveled to Chicago for a first-of-its-kind procedure that happened on March 22; will return home and reunite with her son on July 17

Patients say program made managing their health easier and more consistent

JAMA study challenges a long-held transplant rule that patients with stage IV lung cancer shouldn’t receive lung transplants

First international patient at Northwestern Medicine’s Center for Advanced Endoscopy finds new hope – and a new favorite pizza

Dave Mason, 86, a patient included in the research, continues to live at home with his wife nearly four years after his glioblastoma diagnosis

Megan Melland-Smith, MD, brings tissue-based hernia repair procedure with WWII roots to the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Institute

CHICAGO and BEDFORD, NY — June 18, 2026 — Northwestern Medicine, Chicago’s premier integrated academic health system, today announced a collaboration with Vizlitics, a healthcare artificial intelligence company, to deploy the next-generation AI …

Community-based services are available to anyone suffering from aphasia due to a stroke or traumatic brain injury