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2024
May
09,
2024
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10:00 AM
America/Chicago
CHICAGO – May 9, 2024 - When Debbie Hensley went in for her annual eye exam, her optometrist knew there was a problem with her left eye.The 66-year-old retired schoolteacher from Kingston, Tenn., thought she might have a cataract. She was referred …
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May
06,
2024
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11:49 AM
America/Chicago
Nurse educators hope this new “pipeline to nursing” can be replicated at other health systems across the country
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April
22,
2024
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15:21 PM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine team members will distribute Narcan (naloxone) and provide education about opioid overdose prevention during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. Nine Northwestern Medicine …
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March
28,
2024
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11:55 AM
America/Chicago
Gary Gibbon, MD, a pulmonologist and allergist from Santa Monica, traveled to Chicago for a first-of-its-kind transplant procedure, becoming the first person in the U.S. to receive a double-lung and liver transplant for advanced lung cancer
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March
14,
2024
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12:22 PM
America/Chicago
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of heart arrythmia impacting up to 5 million people in the United States
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March
05,
2024
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04:00 AM
America/Chicago
A Northwestern University student thought a common neurosurgical tool looked ‘medieval.’ Now, surgeons at Northwestern Medicine are using her auto-stopping drill to save lives at the bedside.
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February
24,
2024
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13:51 PM
America/Chicago
CHICAGO - Inspired by the generosity of its employees, Northwestern Medicine is donating $200,000 to area food banks. The Greater Chicago Food Depository and Northern Illinois Food Bank will each receive $100,000. Health system leaders thanked staff …
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February
13,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Memorial Hospital nurses print off the patient’s last few steady heartbeats from the EKG machine, place the sheet of paper in a glass bottle and attach a ribbon with the patient’s name
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February
01,
2024
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00:01 AM
America/Chicago
Primary tumors of the heart impact less than .02% of the population
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2023
December
18,
2023
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10:00 AM
America/Chicago
A patient with stage 3 lung cancer was the first at Northwestern Medicine to undergo the innovative procedure
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December
11,
2023
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09:12 AM
America/Chicago
Patients will soon be able to choose “X” as a sex designation at Northwestern Medicine’s 11 hospitals and more than 200 outpatient locations throughout Illinois. “X” is a sex designation on government identification documents that represents a legal …
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November
09,
2023
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13:04 PM
America/Chicago
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute cardiologists established an advanced heart failure clinic at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago
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November
08,
2023
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01:00 AM
America/Chicago
During an innovative procedure, surgeons removed 34-year-old Davey Bauer’s infected lungs, created an artificial lung to keep him alive, placed breast implants inside the chest cavity to keep the heart in place, and listed Bauer for a double-lung …
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November
01,
2023
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07:37 AM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine is now providing primary care, immediate care and specialty care to patients in Old Irving Park and expanding services in northwest Chicago.
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November
01,
2023
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01:00 AM
America/Chicago
First in Chicago to offer an innovative treatment plan outside of clinical trials for pregnant patients, as the CDC releases new guidelines for testing infants exposed to the virus during pregnancy
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October
19,
2023
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13:15 PM
America/Chicago
Patients who received acupuncture following heart valve surgery experienced reduction in post-operative atrial fibrillation and other postsurgical symptoms
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October
03,
2023
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10:09 AM
America/Chicago
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 …
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October
02,
2023
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13:57 PM
America/Chicago
The clinic offers personalized breast cancer care from a multidisciplinary Spanish-speaking team
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September
26,
2023
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05:00 AM
America/Chicago
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
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September
19,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Chicago
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
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August
29,
2023
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
The Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute Hispanic Program focuses on patients who prefer to communicate in Spanish and offers culturally competent medical care
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August
23,
2023
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15:00 PM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine researchers suggest post-COVID clinics shouldn’t require a positive COVID-19 test to provide care for long-haulers
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August
10,
2023
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10:00 AM
America/Chicago
In the United States, more than 3.6 million reproductive-age women lack geographic access to an oncofertility center
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August
07,
2023
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11:00 AM
America/Chicago
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
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July
31,
2023
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23:02 PM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Memorial Hospital is named to the national Honor Roll
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July
20,
2023
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11:30 AM
America/Chicago
The five-week program will take place at The Joffrey Ballet's South Loop Studios
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July
13,
2023
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09:00 AM
America/Chicago
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 …
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June
26,
2023
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07:01 AM
America/Chicago
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
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June
07,
2023
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17:10 PM
America/Chicago
The New England Journal of Medicine study highlights potential for widening the heart donor pool
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May
25,
2023
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12:45 PM
America/Chicago
Lurie Cancer Center held the first celebration in 1993
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