Oncology & Cancer
Northwestern Medicine uses new minimally invasive technique for melanoma
At first, Krista Easom figured the little red bump on her foot was nothing more than a blister.
Aug 26, 2013
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Cardiology
Improving heart attack response time
While all heart attacks have the potential to be deadly, one type is referred to as the "widow maker" because of its high risk of death. A ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a severe type of heart attack ...
Apr 29, 2013
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Health
Research finds severe hot flashes reduced with quick neck injection
A shot in the neck of local anesthesia may reduce hot flashes by as much as 50 percent for at least six months, a recent Northwestern Medicine study found.
Oct 31, 2013
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Cardiology
SMART heart eases heart ache, targets cardiac patients' emotional well-being
Two years ago, 57-year-old Allus Brown underwent a simultaneous heart-kidney transplant and spent months in and out of the hospital after battling dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition that enlarges and weakens the heart. Now ...
Apr 12, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Personalized vaccine for most lethal type of brain tumor shows promise
Patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) treated with an experimental vaccine made from the patient's own resected tumor tissue showed an improved survival compared with historical patients who received the standard ...
Dec 16, 2013
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Medical research
Northwestern Medicine researchers investigate stem cell therapy for stroke
Each year, nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke which can result in permanent brain damage, long term disability or death. As a leading cause of adult disability, stroke has an annual burden of more than $62 billion on ...
Feb 11, 2013
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Medications
Newly published survey shows drug shortages still have major impact on patient care
According to newly published results from a survey of pharmacy directors, drug shortages remain a serious problem for patient safety. Nearly half of the responding directors reported adverse events at their facilities due ...
Jan 9, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers seek to tackle transplant tolerance using patients' own T cells
A new Northwestern Medicine clinical trial aims to remove the need for organ transplant patients to take immunosuppressive drugs by increasing the number of their own regulatory T cells (T-regs). The first-in-human, Phase ...
Jun 30, 2014
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