Category: Medical Research

Northwestern Medicine receives $10 million gift for regenerative engineering

by Ryan Voyles | Apr 22, 2025 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

Northwestern Medicine said it's received $10 million to support a new institute focused on developing medical tools for regenerating or reconstructing tissues and organs.

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Lurie Children’s study finds single respiratory virus as cause of Kawasaki disease

by Ryan Voyles | Apr 2, 2025 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

Researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago recently released a new study that suggests a yet-to-be-identified single respiratory virus causes Kawasaki disease.

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Northwestern Medicine launches trial for autonomous blood draws

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 20, 2025 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

Northwestern Medicine said Wednesday it will take part in a multi-year clinical trial to test the performance and safety of the first autonomous device that draws a patient's blood.

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Illinois secures extension to block proposed NIH cuts

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 25, 2025 | Federal Government, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

Illinois and other states secured an extension Friday in court to block efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to cut research grant funding by the National Institutes of Health, said Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

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Report looks at impact of biased language in medical handoffs

by Ryan Voyles | Dec 20, 2024 | Medical Research, On The Record, Top Stories | 0

Biased language in clinical handoffs may negatively impact patient care, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine. The survey-based experiment had participating clinicians hear […]

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