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SAN DIEGO - Prophylactic whole-brain radiotherapy can be delivered more safely to patients with small cell lung cancer by avoiding the hippocampus according to a randomized NRG Oncology trial presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (...

CHICAGO – October 3, 2023 – Northwestern Medicine has earned recognition from the American Medical Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine™ gold-level recognized organization, one of just ten nationally. The prestigious AMA distinction is granted only...

The clinic offers personalized breast cancer care from a multidisciplinary Spanish-speaking team

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. -  Former chef and restaurant owner Daniel Greco could no longer work due to his severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).  The Oak Lawn resident was so out of breath that even taking a shower was difficult. Following a...

Transplant surgeon Dinee Simpson, MD, has been named the first chief health equity executive at Northwestern Medicine. In this new position, Dr. Simpson will lead the formation of a system-wide approach to enhance health equity across the communities...

17-year-old Josh Burton was turned down by more than 20 hospitals for a retransplant before making his way to Chicago where one set of doctors saved his life, and another set gave him the chance to live out his dream ...

As cold and flu season approaches, experts at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital are raising awareness about the signs and symptoms of sepsis, a life-threatening full-body response to an infection. Sepsis can cause many problems in the body that c...

TEDxChicago will feature the artwork of Justin Fiala, MD, a Northwestern Medicine pulmonary and critical care specialist, who cared for COVID-19 patients throughout the pandemic

The Hunter Family Simulation Center offers hospital staff, first responders, local colleges and community organizations access to virtual reality, in-patient rooms, full-size operating room and the newest video and sound technologies...

After receiving new lungs, 64-year-old Dan Spees regained the ability to practice trumpet with the support of a Northwestern Medicine occupational therapist

The Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute Hispanic Program focuses on patients who prefer to communicate in Spanish and offers culturally competent medical care

Northwestern Medicine researchers suggest post-COVID clinics shouldn’t require a positive COVID-19 test to provide care for long-haulers

Recognized for nursing excellence for twenty years, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital joins an elite group of hospitals in earning Magnet® designation for the fifth time. Fewer than 1% of the more than 6,000 hospitals in the United States have ea...

Last spring, 70-year-old Starr Ooms required several hospitalizations for shortness of breath. She thought it might be panic attacks, but when she learned it was congestive heart failure that caused even more anxiety. Her father and grandfather had d...

DeKalb, IL – Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital has been rated a 5-star institution by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the first time. Only 10 percent of hospitals nationwide earned the top rating.The overall rating, bet...

In the United States, more than 3.6 million reproductive-age women lack geographic access to an oncofertility center

Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer and 27-year-old Yahaira Vega received the transplants within a few weeks of each other, marking the first time the surgeries were performed at Northwestern Medicine...

CHICAGO – Bernard Mandelman had a 90 degree bend in his spine and was dependent on a walker the first time he walked into the office of Northwestern Medicine spine surgeon Srikanth Divi, MD. After three years of severe back pain, Mandelman could hard...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is named to the national Honor Roll

The Northwestern Medicine Organ Transplant Center is now one of the largest transplant centers in the Midwest to use both warm and cold liver perfusion to make more livers available for lifesaving transplants. These advanced technologies improve dono...

A new Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and in collaboration with The Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Researchers was the first to show that food allergies can trigger immune system re...

The five-week program will take place at The Joffrey Ballet's South Loop Studios

Surgeons and staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital have performed their 2,500th liver transplant surgery, becoming the first health system in Illinois to reach this milestone. The hospital performed its first liver transplant surgery in 1993 and ha...

Geneva, IL – Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital and Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes (Milk Bank WGL) have partnered to bring a new human milk drop-off depot to Geneva.This joint effort increases access for approved donors and families...

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. -  Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital has achieved Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. Offered in collaborat...

A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine reports key findings from more than 1,800 patients who were evaluated during the first 21 months at the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive COVID-19 Center with neurology, pulmonology and card...

Northwestern Medicine has been named a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” for the third year in a row by the Disability Equality Index. The health system earned a score of 90 out of 100 on measures that included culture and leadership, ent...

During his stroke workup at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Alex McKeown was found to have an aortic root aneurysm and a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), which affects about 1% of the population

WHEATON, Ill. -   Just days after surviving a stroke, Eric Werner, MD, walked out of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital unassisted. However, while he appeared to be doing well physically, the 62-year-old was facing an invisible impact of s...

The New England Journal of Medicine study highlights potential for widening the heart donor pool