Category: Features

Care Without Compromise

photography by LAURA BROWN Adapting to new realities while going the extra mile. Despite the challenging landscape, a spirit of camaraderie and determination has allowed Northwestern Medicine staff and physicians to overcome many of the unique obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Various initiatives and programs were designed in mere days to provide the best…
To Breathe Again

She was healthy, and is in her 20s. But after battling COVID-19 for six weeks while being supported by a ventilator and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a life support machine that does the work of the heart and lungs, her lungs had suffered irreversible damage from the virus. The lung transplant team put her on…
New Frontier

by ERIN SPAIN Feinberg’s new Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine is a thoughtful and powerful force for improving medicine. With the opening of the new Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (I.AIM), Feinberg has the opportunity to not only create and implement new AI tools that enhance healthcare, but also to set ethical standards…
Meeting the Moment

photography by LAURA BROWN Northwestern Medicine builds an immediate response. From the beginning of the pandemic, Northwestern Medicine deployed a number of tactics to help ensure the highest level of safety is in place for physicians, staff, patients, and visitors — as well as the community. Infectious disease specialist Gary Noskin, MD, senior vice president…
No Backing Down

Daniela Matei’s career has been devoted to treating rare gynecologic cancers.
Right to the Heart

Northwestern Medicine leads the development of a revolutionary cardiac procedure.
Keeping the Beat

Northwestern’s new Center for Arrhythmia Research will develop novel ways to treat irregular heartbeats.
A Natural Networker

Luisa Iruela-Arispe heads the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology.
A Year of Discovery

by Will Doss and Melissa Rohman Feinberg has had an exceptional year of scientific inquiry, ranging from examining the most basic systems that make our bodies tick to developing breakthrough therapies and treatment strategies. With the opening of the new Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center, the pace of discovery will…
Informing Policy

Northwestern investigators leverage science to drive policy change.