Category: Medical Research

Northwestern Medicine receives $50 million gift to boost cardiovascular services

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 11, 2026 | Health Systems, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

Northwestern Medicine announced Wednesday it has received a $50 million gift from philanthropist Neil Bluhm and the Bluhm Family Foundation to support cardiovascular services.

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Report finds parents face challenges with at-home medical devices for children with medical complexity

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 10, 2026 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

Parents of children with medical complexity report significant challenges with obtaining adequate and necessary medical devices, according to a new study from Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

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Northwestern launches brain institute thanks to $25 million donation

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 5, 2026 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

Northwestern said this week it will launch a new brain health institute thanks to a nearly $25 million donation from University Trustee Kimberly Querrey.

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Rosalind Franklin University receives $1.9 million for neurological disease research

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 21, 2026 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

A Rosalind Franklin University researcher has received $1.9 million in federal funds to advance research on neurological disease treatment.

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Federal court sides with Illinois, blocks defunding of medical, public health research

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 7, 2026 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

A federal appeals court sided with Illinois and colleagues this week to block the Trump administration from cutting research grant funds by the National Institutes of Health.

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