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Ward Rounds | 1986 | Toshio Narahashi, PhD
Augusta Webster, MD, chairwoman of the department of obstetrics at the Cook County Hospital in 1953, and the first woman to become a full professor in Northwestern’s Medical School.
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Back to Basics
Gwendolyn Sowa, MD, PhD, ‘04 GMER, leverages her roots in biochemistry to find causes of lower back pain and improve patient care.
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Focusing on Patient Care and Public Policy
Running a private practice while also working to improve healthcare for all is the best of both worlds for David Aizuss, ’80 MD
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Off Cycle, Off Season, but Not Off Track
Alumni Weekend 2024 provided the opportunity for a new vantage point: seeing the weekend through the eyes of the current Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine students.
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In Memoriam
Northwestern Medicine expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni and faculty who have passed away.
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Progress Notes
Sharing news, accomplishments, and important milestones from the alumni of the Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Incoming Med Students Celebrate the Beginning of the New Academic Year with White Coat Ceremonies
Med students don white coats for the first time during Feinberg’s White Coat Ceremonies.
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Study Identifies Racial Differences in Rare Endometrial Cancer
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that uterine serous carcinoma tumors in Black patients express more aggressive and immunosuppressive features than tumors in white patients, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Non-Neuron Brain Cells Produce a Third of Amyloid Plaque in Alzheimer’s Disease
An international team of investigators have discovered that non-neuron brain cells called oligodendrocytes contribute to approximately one-third of plaque formation alongside that produced by neurons in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience.
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Imaging Study Provides New Understanding of Brain Communication and Social Interaction
In a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science Advances, scientists sought to better understand how humans evolved to become so skilled at thinking about what’s happening in other peoples’ minds. The findings could have implications for one day treating psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression.