Category: Medical Research

UChicago Medicine launches Alzheimer’s center

by Ryan Voyles | Sep 14, 2023 | Education, Hospitals, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

The University of Chicago will launch a new center focused on studying cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's and related diseases, the school announced this week.

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Carle Illinois College of Medicine joins national consortium to transform medical education

by Ryan Voyles | Aug 22, 2023 | Education, Hospitals, Jobs, Medical Research, Top Stories, Workforce | 0

Carle Illinois College of Medicine is joining a multi-school consortium run by the Chicago-based American Medical Association that looks to transform medical education in the country.

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Report: Illinois ranks highly for access to fertility preservation for cancer patients

by Ryan Voyles | Aug 11, 2023 | Medical Research, On The Record, Top Stories | 0

Illinois fares well when it comes to access to fertility preservation for cancer patients, according to a study released this week by researchers at Northwestern Medicine.

Report: racial segregation linked to shorter life spans

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 18, 2023 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

Black residents of highly segregated neighborhoods have much shorter life spans, per a report released late last week by Northwestern Medicine.

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Commonwealth Fund supports national expansion of racial health equity reporting tool

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 17, 2023 | Education, Health Tech, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0

The Commonwealth Fund said last week it will provide funding to Rush University System for Health and the University of Chicago Medicine to expand a reporting tool that helps hospitals better define and accelerate their health equity efforts.

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