Project One Unites Health System
In early 2018, Northwestern Medicine will launch Project One, a bold initiative to create a unified electronic health record (EHR) platform across the entire health system. Currently integrating data...
View ArticlePharmacogenomics for All
Sometimes finding the appropriate drug for a patient comes down to an exercise of trial and error. Even though physicians take personalized factors into account when prescribing a medication, such as...
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Curated Cancer Care
Curated Cancer Care by ANNA WILLIAMS | photography by LAURA BROWN Physicians and scientists in OncoSET are teaming up to help pioneer precision oncology. Until recently, treatment for...
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Precision Pathologist
Precision Pathologist by NORA DUNNE | photography by TERESA CRAWFORD Daniel Brat is spearheading transformations in the field of pathology. Though pathologists usually work behind the scenes in...
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A Doctor at Heart
A Doctor at Heart by Anna Williams | photography by Andre LaCour Deputy Director Maha Hussain oversees clinical research, but never forgets her primary goal: having an impact on patients. There’s...
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Full Spectrum of Gynecologic Care
Full Spectrum of Gynecologic Care by CHERYL SOOHOO | photography by LAURA BROWN New clinical programs provide collaborative, cutting-edge care for women of all ages. “I am a very happy patient,”...
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The CRISPR Revolution
The CRISPR Revolution by WILL DOSS Northwestern Medicine scientists usher in a new era of genetic research. The McNally lab members were shocked. For the first time, they had used a new...
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A Remarkable Year
A Remarkable Year Reflecting on our accomplishments in 2017. Record-breaking research activity. A curriculum that better prepares students for clerkships. A new skyscraper takes shape...
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Policy Expert
Policy Expert by NORA DUNNE | photography by BRUCE POWELL Lori Post takes a high-level approach to protect worldwide victims of abuse, neglect and exploitation. Her accomplishments reach far and wide:...
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Transitioning to Health
Transitioning to Health by ANNA WILLIAMS | illustration by DAVIDE BONAZZI Through innovative transitional care programs, Northwestern Medicine clinicians help vulnerable patients achieve healthier...
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Taking the Lead in Cardiovascular Disease Research
Taking the Lead in Cardiovascular Disease Research by BRIDGET M KUEHN Northwestern Medicine investigators are developing better treatments and care for patients with the most prevalent of diseases....
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Refining Standards of Maternal-Fetal Care
Refining Standards of Maternal-Fetal Care by CHERYL SOOHOO Novel research is changing the way we approach healthcare for mothers and their babies. Even though human life begins small, the...
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Redefining Wearable Technology
Redefining Wearable Technology by Emily Ayshford New stretchable electronic patches could transform rehabilitation and long-term care. Above and below: A wearable sweat monitoring...
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Steadying the Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
Steadying theSymptoms ofParkinson’sDisease by Anna Williams Improving quality of life withleading-edge deep brain stimulation. Image by John Bavosi/Science Source For patients with...
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ALS Problem Solver
ALS Problem Solver by Nora Dunne | photography by Teresa Crawford Robert Kalb is moving Northwestern’s Les Turner ALS Center forward. Some of the facts we know about amyotrophic...
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New Blood
New Blood by CHERYL SOOHOO Gene therapy delivers novel solution for treating serious blood disease. They happened to be in the same room discussing the same thing: investigating...
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Critical Mass
Critical Mass by Cheryl SooHoo Armed with a prestigious new grant, investigators prepare to rapidly translate scientific breakthroughs into better brain tumor therapies. Image by Sherbrooke...
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An Exceptional Cancer Center
An Exceptional Cancer Center by Anna Williams | photography by Laura Brown and Jim Prisching The Lurie Cancer Center solidifies its place among the country’s elite after...
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Fighting Cancer, Becoming an Adult
Fighting Cancer, Becoming an Adult by Emily Ayshford | illustration by Kasia Bogdańska Teens and young adults with cancer get support from a special ONCOLOGY program. Jennifer Bohannon was...
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Cancer Crusader
Cancer Crusader by Nora Dunne | photograph by Andre LaCour Leon Platanias steers the Lurie Cancer Center toward better patient outcomes. Leonidas Platanias, MD, PhD, was a medical student in...
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