Latest news from University of Chicago Medical Center on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/moneygram-haas-f1-team-uchicago-medicine-form-partnership-to-foster-healthcare-connections-in-communities-worldwide/?sc=rsin /articles/moneygram-haas-f1-team-uchicago-medicine-form-partnership-to-foster-healthcare-connections-in-communities-worldwide/?sc=rsin Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:35:25 EST UChicago Medicine is forming a new partnership with the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team to amplify its healthcare mission and bring academic medicine to more communities regionally, nationally and globally. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/uchicago-medicine-expands-in-hinsdale-with-new-salt-creek-clinic/?sc=rsin /articles/uchicago-medicine-expands-in-hinsdale-with-new-salt-creek-clinic/?sc=rsin Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:00:24 EST UChicago Medicine's current clinic on Salt Creek Lane in Hinsdale will close Nov. 21, and open across the street in a new, larger facility Dec. 2. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/how-colliding-genetic-processes-drive-aggressive-cancers/?sc=rsin /articles/how-colliding-genetic-processes-drive-aggressive-cancers/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:30:07 EST Mutations in certain genes can lead to the accumulation of DNA errors, resulting in a specific type of genetic change known as large tandem duplications (TDs) that can arise from the collision of two critical cellular processes: transcription and DNA replication. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/university-of-chicago-medical-center-receives-26th-consecutive-a-in-hospital-safety-from-leapfrog-group/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-chicago-medical-center-receives-26th-consecutive-a-in-hospital-safety-from-leapfrog-group/?sc=rsin Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:15:54 EST The University of Chicago Medical Center received its 26th consecutive "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a healthcare industry watchdog. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/university-of-chicago-medicine-comprehensive-cancer-center-partners-with-argonne-national-laboratory-to-accelerate-the-discovery-of-new-cancer-therapies-using-ai/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-chicago-medicine-comprehensive-cancer-center-partners-with-argonne-national-laboratory-to-accelerate-the-discovery-of-new-cancer-therapies-using-ai/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:05:26 EST Researchers at the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center and Argonne National Laboratory are partnering to use AI approaches to discover new targets for cancer therapies University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/catina-latham-phd-named-uchicago-medicine-s-new-senior-vice-president-for-community-health-transformation-and-chief-equity-officer/?sc=rsin /articles/catina-latham-phd-named-uchicago-medicine-s-new-senior-vice-president-for-community-health-transformation-and-chief-equity-officer/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:50:55 EST Catina Latham, PhD, will succeed Brenda Battle as UChicago Medicine's Senior Vice President for Community Health Transformation and Chief Equity Officer University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/uchicago-medicine-expands-its-midwifery-program-giving-expectant-mothers-more-personalized-care/?sc=rsin /articles/uchicago-medicine-expands-its-midwifery-program-giving-expectant-mothers-more-personalized-care/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:05:12 EST UChicago Medicine is adding midwives, offering more personalized childbirth experiences for parents-to-be. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/75-million-donation-from-abbvie-foundation-to-support-uchicago-medicine-s-new-cancer-pavilion/?sc=rsin /articles/75-million-donation-from-abbvie-foundation-to-support-uchicago-medicine-s-new-cancer-pavilion/?sc=rsin Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:25:32 EST The AbbVie Foundation, a nonprofit working to advance health equity, is donating $75 million to UChicago Medicine to support the $815 million cost to construct a state-of-the-art cancer care pavilion, the first and only freestanding facility of its kind in Illinois. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/the-way-to-a-man-s-heart-disease-can-social-expectations-of-masculinity-be-bad-for-cardiovascular-health/?sc=rsin /articles/the-way-to-a-man-s-heart-disease-can-social-expectations-of-masculinity-be-bad-for-cardiovascular-health/?sc=rsin Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:00:00 EST A new study found that higher levels of stereotypical male gender expression were associated with a decrease in reported diagnoses and treatment for cardiovascular disease risk factors. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/selwyn-rogers-elected-to-national-academy-of-medicine/?sc=rsin /articles/selwyn-rogers-elected-to-national-academy-of-medicine/?sc=rsin Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:00:18 EST Rogers is a trauma surgeon, public health expert, founding director of the Trauma Center and Executive Vice President for Community Health Engagement at UChicago Medicine. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/how-a-cancer-drug-alters-the-immune-system-to-fight-against-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/how-a-cancer-drug-alters-the-immune-system-to-fight-against-cancer/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:05:33 EST Research by James LaBelle shows how a widely used cancer drug has broader effects on the immune system. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/u-s-news-ranks-comer-children-s-no-2-in-illinois-for-fourth-straight-year/?sc=rsin /articles/u-s-news-ranks-comer-children-s-no-2-in-illinois-for-fourth-straight-year/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:05:19 EST Comer Children's Hospital ranks No. 17 in the Midwest in annual survey and is recognized nationally in four pediatric specialties. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/uchicago-medicine-recognized-by-vizient-as-2024-rising-star/?sc=rsin /articles/uchicago-medicine-recognized-by-vizient-as-2024-rising-star/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:05:09 EST The University of Chicago Medicine has earned a 2024 Rising Star recognition from Vizient Inc. for making significant improvements in its year-over-year rankings and scoring in the top 25 in the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/three-chicago-universities-team-up-to-map-the-brain/?sc=rsin /articles/three-chicago-universities-team-up-to-map-the-brain/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:05:18 EST The University of Chicago, Chicago State University, and the University of Illinois Chicago received a $4.8 million grant from the NIH BRAIN Initiative to build a faster microscope for mapping all the connections in the brain. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/jennifer-moriatis-wolf-named-chair-of-the-department-of-orthopaedic-surgery-and-rehabilitation-medicine/?sc=rsin /articles/jennifer-moriatis-wolf-named-chair-of-the-department-of-orthopaedic-surgery-and-rehabilitation-medicine/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:05:13 EST Wolf is an orthopaedic hand surgeon with expertise in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of bone, nerve, tendon and ligament injuries caused by trauma or overuse. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/common-diabetes-drug-shows-promise-for-treating-macular-degeneration/?sc=rsin /articles/common-diabetes-drug-shows-promise-for-treating-macular-degeneration/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:05:51 EST Retina specialist Dimitra Skondra and team keep finding more data showing that metformin, a drug widely used for type 2 diabetes, can slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/new-combination-treatment-brings-hope-to-advanced-bladder-cancer-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/new-combination-treatment-brings-hope-to-advanced-bladder-cancer-patients/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:05:39 EST Researchers from the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center published results from a clinical trial evaluating a novel combination treatment for advanced bladder cancer. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/ernst-lengyel-md-phd-appointed-university-of-chicago-health-system-leader-for-obgyn/?sc=rsin /articles/ernst-lengyel-md-phd-appointed-university-of-chicago-health-system-leader-for-obgyn/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:05:31 EST As Health System leader for obstetrics and gynecology, Lengyel will lead UChicago Medicine's efforts to define a broad, coordinated and integrated strategy for women's health. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/sonia-kupfer-named-inaugural-director-of-the-community-for-advancement-of-physician-scientists/?sc=rsin /articles/sonia-kupfer-named-inaugural-director-of-the-community-for-advancement-of-physician-scientists/?sc=rsin Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:05:41 EST The new CAPS program will work to unite and support the entire physician-scientist pipeline at the University of Chicago, from undergraduate students to faculty. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/retiring-itm-founder-leaves-legacy-of-collaboration-discovery-friendship/?sc=rsin /articles/retiring-itm-founder-leaves-legacy-of-collaboration-discovery-friendship/?sc=rsin Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:05:13 EST Renowned physician-researcher Julian Solway, MD, goes emeritus this fall after a nearly 40-year career at the University of Chicago. University of Chicago Medical Center