News and Announcements
Read the latest news from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Medical Social Sciences. The links below take you to articles where you can learn more about our faculty’s latest achievements, awards and honors.
Dr Lisa Hirschhorn to present on using Implementation Research in Global Health to accelerate change03.05.2019Speaking at the IPHAM Seminar/Webinar Series on March 14 2019, Dr Hirschhorn will be reflecting on the 'Quality Gap' and the remarkable work done in Rwanda to decrease child mortality. The talk will be held at Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium at 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL. The talk and question session will run from 12-1pm.
02.19.2019
02.12.2019The “Mothers and Babies” program was featured in a NYT article on preventive measures for depression during and after pregnancy. Dr. Shiv Darius Tandon is the Principal Investigator. 
01.31.2019Betina Yanez, PhD, received the New Investigator Award 2019 from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society.
01.10.2019Northwestern was recently awarded a five-year, $13.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a platform of app-based tools, called the MobileToolbox, to remotely assess cognitive function.
12.17.2018A new study aims to answer a resilience puzzle: Why second-hand experiences of neighborhood violence affect some youth, but not others.
12.06.2018Northwestern scientists specializing in HIV and AIDS gathered to share their experiences during a panel held December 3, to commemorate World AIDS Day.
11.02.2018Dr. Kathryn Macapagal is a clinical health psychologist with a background in experimental, qualitative, and online research methods. She was selected to be a part of the 2018-2019 NU class.
10.18.2018In a recent clinical trial, a drug called apalutamide added to standard therapy slowed cancer progression in men with prostate cancer, while maintaining quality of life.
10.09.2018Second-year medical students showcased ongoing results from their Area of Scholarly Concentration projects at a recent poster session.
09.24.2018Led by Melissa Simon, MD, MPH, the Center for Health Equity Transformation will build research infrastructure, conduct workforce development and support community partners in the effort to advance population health equity.
09.18.2018Veterans Affairs-supported tuition aid for military veterans enrolling in medical school covers a smaller proportion of tuition compared to aid for other graduate programs, according to a recently published Northwestern Medicine study.
09.17.2018Scientists have shown they can predict which chronic pain patients will respond to a placebo pill based on brain anatomy and psychological characteristics.
08.31.2018The National Institutes of Health has awarded an $8.8 million grant to Keep It Up!, a novel online HIV prevention program that has been shown to reduce sexually transmitted infections in gay young men by 40 percent.
08.22.2018For the first time, scientists were able to specifically change the way the brain’s memory centers form new memories, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
08.01.2018EHR-based tools designed to help patients manage complex drug regimens failed to improve medication adherence or lower blood pressure among patients with hypertension, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
07.25.2018Improving recruitment and data collection is a central area of focus for Northwestern’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, the largest LGBT health-focused research center in the country.
07.24.2018Northwestern Medicine scientists are using a variety of innovative techniques to uncover the epigenetics of breast cancer, as seen in three recent studies.
07.11.2018Melissa Simon, MD, MPH, the George H. Gardner Professor of Clinical Gynecology, has received the National Science Foundation’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
06.01.2018
05.01.2018Over 450 alumni and guests attended Feinberg’s 2018 Alumni Weekend, to reconnect and see how the medical school has changed since they graduated.
04.27.2018Within the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM), investigators collaborate at the intersection of public health and medicine — connecting clinics to communities and accelerating innovations that impact the health of both patients and populations.
04.24.2018A home-based exercise program, consisting of wearables and telephone coaching, did not improve walking endurance for patients with peripheral artery disease, according to a study published in JAMA.
04.12.2018Patients with advanced prostate cancer who received more intensive treatment experienced worse quality of life at three months, but better overall in the long-term, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
03.29.2018Neil Stone, MD, has been selected to receive the 2018 Joseph Stokes, III, MD Award from the American Society of Preventive Cardiology.
03.27.2018A recent trend of using hospital volume as a surrogate measure of cardiovascular care may not accurately represent quality, according to a recent study published in Circulation.