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2023
March
24,
2023
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09:12 AM
America/Chicago
Huntley, IL-Twenty-five local McHenry County students interested in nursing recently spent their Saturday at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, learning about the various roles that nurses play in each hospital unit. The participants applied and...
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March
20,
2023
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16:35 PM
America/Chicago
Geneva, Ill. - Just a few days before Christmas 2021, Aleida Vekony fell to her kitchen floor in Geneva, Ill. Her husband Jeff found her unconscious and performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Aleida had suffered a massive heart attack. Little did J...
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March
15,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Chicago
The outcomes of the program’s first 75 patients will also be tracked in a new research registry
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March
09,
2023
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15:50 PM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine’s Canning Thoracic Institute recently expanded its thoracic surgery services to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, offering patients state-of-the-art patient care close to home. Ankit Bharat, MD, chief of thoracic surgery a...
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February
28,
2023
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11:16 AM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine is one of only 46 sites worldwide to participate in the pivotal study of Medtronic’s Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
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February
27,
2023
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11:21 AM
America/Chicago
Geneva, Ill. - Feeling a little flushed, Sue Burton took her dog for a walk in the brisk December air. Just minutes later, she became dizzy. Eager to return home quickly Burton cut through a neighbor’s yard, but as her vision blurred, she sat down. ...
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February
22,
2023
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12:43 PM
America/Chicago
DeKalb, Ill. - Due to congestive heart failure, 81-year-old Diana Morrasy has experienced some anxiety regarding her health in recent years. Some of that worry has been eased for the Sycamore, Illinois resident, thanks to a remote monitoring system t...
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February
17,
2023
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09:41 AM
America/Chicago
Bloomingdale, Ill. - When suffering back, neck, or limb pain, people often are not sure where to turn. Should they see a doctor, a physical therapist, a chiropractor or someone else? Northwestern Medicine is opening a new comprehensive spine and pai...
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February
16,
2023
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13:19 PM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital completes 500th transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Winfield, Ill. - Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Central DuPage Hospital kicked off American Heart Month with an exciting milestone -- its 500th transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure. With TAVR, a diseased ao...
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February
15,
2023
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08:10 AM
America/Chicago
When medications and breathing machines aren’t enough, ECMO can serve as a ‘bridge’ to medical improvement or a lung transplant
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February
14,
2023
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10:30 AM
America/Chicago
A fleet of four robots is at work to automate tasks for laboratory and pharmacy professionals
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February
13,
2023
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12:01 PM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital recognized as #9 ranked hospital in Illinois, according to U.S. News and World Report, as it continues to expand specialized procedures for local patients
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February
06,
2023
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07:00 AM
America/Chicago
Wheaton, Ill. - After a terrifying fall, classically trained ballet and tap dancer Mauricio Fernandez almost had to put his dancing shoes away forever. Physical therapists at Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton, Ill. ...
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February
03,
2023
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16:24 PM
America/Chicago
Winfield, Ill. – Children’s Oncology Group (COG) recently approved Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital as an affiliate member institution through the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.The distinction is an expansion of ...
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February
01,
2023
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09:33 AM
America/Chicago
Palos Heights, Ill. – Feb. 1, 2023 – Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the United States, causing more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. Among females 20 years and older, nearly 45% are living with some form of cardiova...
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January
30,
2023
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13:03 PM
America/Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. – Jan. 30, 2023 – New data confirms Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s standing among the top abdominal organ transplant programs in the country. Based on one-year survival, information released by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Re...
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January
30,
2023
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08:31 AM
America/Chicago
Winfield, Ill. - Designed to increase access to ophthalmology, allergy and urology outpatient services, Northwestern Medicine’s new three-story medical office building in Winfield Town Center opens Jan. 30, 2023. Located across the street from Northw...
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January
23,
2023
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14:29 PM
America/Chicago
Orland Park, Ill. – The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), has granted accredited status to Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital and the Northwestern Me...
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January
18,
2023
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13:19 PM
America/Chicago
Winfield, Ill. - Chris Garza and his wife, Caitlin, of Aurora were ecstatic at the prospect of welcoming their first daughter into the world.Chris, a security operations manager at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, was born at Central Du...
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January
18,
2023
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12:24 PM
America/Chicago
Newly designed space offers sports medicine, orthopaedics, physical therapy, radiology and a new comprehensive breast center
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January
11,
2023
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11:00 AM
America/Chicago
In February 2020, Shelly Battista of Arlington Heights, Ill., was breastfeeding her newborn daughter, Emilia, when she felt a lump. She thought it was a clogged milk duct, but when it didn’t get better, Shelly went to the doctor and received a shocki...
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January
05,
2023
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13:20 PM
America/Chicago
CHICAGO – January 5, 2023 – Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (NMHC) named Howard Chrisman, MD, as the health system’s new chief executive officer, succeeding Dean Harrison as of January 1, 2023.“Dr. Chrisman has the perfect blend of clinical experien...
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2022
December
20,
2022
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14:23 PM
America/Chicago
The 32-year-old received a “Christmas miracle” last year when she walked into one of the few hospitals in the U.S. to offer specialized surgery for CTEPH (chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension)...
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December
16,
2022
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10:31 AM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital launches Behavioral Health Partial Hospitalization Program
DeKalb, IL - For individuals who are experiencing mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders and bipolar disorders, there is often a gap between traditional outpatient services and inpatient hospitalization. To meet the n...
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December
15,
2022
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15:14 PM
America/Chicago
Postpartum depression is commonly associated with new moms. But it’s something that can affect new dads, too.While 20 percent of women will experience postpartum depression, about 10 percent of men will experience it during the perinatal period. But ...
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December
13,
2022
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12:15 PM
America/Chicago
PALOS HEIGHTS, ILL. - Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital will now be home to the new Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Outpatient Cardiology Clinic. Opening to patients on December 14, the clinic will feature 16 exam rooms — with two designed as “Clin...
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December
09,
2022
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14:15 PM
America/Chicago
Geneva, Ill. - On Sunday, December 2, professional football players and coaches wore customized cleats in honor of the causes they support during the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” week. For Houston Texans Nickels Coach Ilir Emini, the choice of which o...
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December
07,
2022
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12:08 PM
America/Chicago
Research shows there is a strong two-way connection between the gut and the brain. During the holidays, additional stress and other psychological factors can affect a person’s gut health, exacerbating symptoms and triggering chronic digestive health ...
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December
05,
2022
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10:01 AM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine “Secret Shopper” study is the first to identify guideline-discordant practices among online men’s health providers
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December
02,
2022
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14:55 PM
America/Chicago
Palos Heights, Ill. - If a spot on the lung is detected via imaging, patients want to know as quickly as possible if it is serious and what the next steps are. Many patients currently require multiple biopsies prior to a lung cancer diagnosis, which ...
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