Tag: Northwestern University

STAT, Mar 27, 2024

Meet one of the selections to the 2024 #STATUSList: https://trib.al/WHGaeuz

Oct 3, 2023

Ebony B. Carter, MD, MPH

Look forward to hanging out with @HighRiskStork tonight to chat about the @greenjrnl Special Issue addressing #racism in #ReproductiveHealth, the backstory, and valuable lessons we’ve learned through this journey! Hope you can join us on instagram LIVE at 8 pm EST!

Sep 19, 2023

Sadiya S Khan, MD, MSc

Overwhelmed by the honor and privilege to be invested with an unbelievable amount of gratitude to my village of mentors, sponsors, mentees, family, and friends like family who have lifted me. I am in awe and inspired by all who were also invested

SELF, Sep 5, 2023

The health care system has a lot of biases that are baked right in, but that’s far from the only issue.

By Sara Gaynes Levy

Medically reviewed by Kevin S. Shah, MD

Take a second to imagine your heart “failing.” You probably picture a lively, beating organ suddenly going quiet, losing its steady rhythm, and stopping blood flow in its tracks. But the term heart failure is easily misunderstood. It insinuates that the heart has completely shut down, but what’s really happening is it isn’t pumping blood as well as it should for your body’s needs. Your heart’s still going, but it’s struggling.

self.com

Northwestern University, By Kristin Samuelson, Jul 14, 2023

Further proof that ‘your zip code is more important than your genetic code’

Black residents living in highly segregated neighborhoods have significantly shortened life expectancies, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Compared to residents living in less segregated predominantly white neighborhoods, life expectancies of people in highly segregated areas are four years shorter on average, the study found.

https://news.northwestern.edu/

JAMA Current, April 17, 2023

Dr. Melissa Simon joined the JAMA editorial team. She is a member of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where her research aims at promoting healthy equity among low income, medically underserved women.

Northwestern Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 10, 2023

The vision of Northwestern Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology is to serve as a global leader in obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health through innovations in person-centered care, research and education. This report is a summary of our accomplishments at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine over the last fiscal year, September 2021 to August 2022. Learn more about our work in the FY2022 OB-GYN Annual Report.

Salon.com, by Nicole Karlis, March 23, 2023

The closure of a labor and delivery unit in Idaho is a harbinger of what’s to come.

Melissa Simon, MD discusses the closures of many labor and delivery units at hospitals across the country and provides thought leadership on what the closures mean for pregnant people.