My Northwestern Medicine February 19, 2025

Cancer Survivorship Expert Named Chair of Pediatrics

Cancer Survivorship Expert Named Chair of Pediatrics

Tara O. Henderson, MD, MPH, has been named the Founders’ Board Centennial Chair of Pediatrics, effective March 31.

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Reprogramming Compromised Immune Cells to Fight Cancer

Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new avenue to reprogram compromised immune cells to work against tumors, according to a recent study.

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Watson Named Hastings Center Fellow

Katie Watson, JD, professor of Medical Education, Medical Social Sciences, and of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named a 2024 Hastings Center Fellow.

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Umbilical Cord Blood Biomarkers May Improve Preterm Infant Care

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how proteins expressed in umbilical cord blood at birth evolve during gestational development and could serve as biomarkers to inform new precision care strategies for infants born prematurely, according to a recent study.

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Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Celebrates 20 Years of Clinical Excellence

In the past two decades, hundreds of thousands of patients have received world-class cardiovascular care at Northwestern Medicine. In this video, patients share how the heart care they received transformed their lives.

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7 Northwestern Medicine Hospitals Receive an ‘A’ Grade for Hospital Safety from Leapfrog

The score rates hospitals on a combination of measures, including safety practices, patient experience, hospital-acquired infections, and other quality and safety measures. Read about this and other recent recognition for Northwestern Medicine hospitals.

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