My Northwestern Medicine August 2, 2023

Northwestern Hospitals Rank Among the Best by U.S. News & World Report

Northwestern Hospitals Rank Among the Best by U.S. News & World Report

In its annual Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News & World Report has once again recognized Northwestern Medicine hospitals as leaders in clinical excellence, and for the 12th consecutive year, Northwestern Memorial Hospital has been named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll.

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Dissolving Cardiac Device Monitors, Treats Heart Disease

A newly developed wireless implant monitors and treats heart disease, then harmlessly dissolves inside the body, bypassing the need for extraction.

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Antipsychotic Drugs Work Differently Than Scientists Believed

Scientists have discovered that antipsychotic drugs – which inhibit the overactive dopamine causing the symptoms of schizophrenia – interact with a completely different neuron than originally thought.

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McDermott Honored With AHA Clinical Research Prize

Mary McDermott, MD, ’92 GME, the Jeremiah Stamler Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, has been awarded the American Heart Association 2023 Clinical Research Prize.

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New DNA Identification Approach Could Improve Monitoring for Chronic Diseases

Investigators led by Shana Kelley, PhD, have developed a novel approach for identifying sequences of artificial DNA with differing levels of binding to other small molecules, which could improve diagnostic monitoring for patients with chronic diseases.

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Canning Thoracic Institute Launches Hispanic Program

The new program focuses on patients who prefer to communicate in Spanish and offers culturally competent medical care for lung and thoracic diseases.

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