My Northwestern Medicine March 20, 2024

Celebrating Match Day 2024

Celebrating Match Day 2024

Fourth-year Feinberg medical students excitedly tore open envelopes to reveal their residency matches at this year’s Match Day celebration on March 15.

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Medical Honor Society Inducts New Feinberg Members

Feinberg’s chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society welcomed 40 new members during a ceremony on March 12, recognizing the inductees’ outstanding educational achievement and significant contributions to medicine.

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New Genes Implicated in Uterine Fibroid Development

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified new genes implicated in the development of uterine fibroids, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

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Study Uncovers Novel Mechanisms Behind Food Allergies

A recent Northwestern Medicine study sheds light on the mechanisms of a specific protein that is necessary for the production of IgA antibodies in the gut in response to food allergens, according to findings published in the journal Mucosal Immunology.

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NM is First in Illinois to Offer Pulsed Field Ablation to Treat Atrial Fibrillation

A new approach for treating AFib offers patients improved safety and efficacy compared to traditional therapies for the most common type of heart arrythmia.

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SQE Inspire Program Hosts Shadow Day for High School Girls

High school juniors from Our Lady of Tepeyac High School in Little Village had the chance to shadow and learn from Feinberg scientists as part of an event hosted by the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics’ (SQE) Inspire program on March 5.

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Pursuing Deeper Understanding of Inflammation with Murali Prakriya, PhD

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