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The official account of Northwestern University Department of Medicine. Visit our website to learn about our #Residents and #DepartmentofMedicine

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Please join us on Nov. 19th for our next #MedicalGrandRounds ! We will be joined by Paul Moayyedi, MB, ChB, PhD from @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social for our Atkinson Memorial Lectureship!
A Northwestern Medicine promotional poster for Nov. 19th, 2025 Medical Grand Rounds with special guest Paul Moayyedi, MB, ChB, PhD and their talk titled “The Role of Journals in the Decline of Innovative Research” for our Atkinson Memorial Lectureship
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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We did not find that adding 3 or 4 alternatives made any further difference.

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Multiple Suggested Care Alternatives and Decision-Making of PCPs
This randomized clinical trial investigates whether providing primary care physicians (PCPs) with 1 vs 2 or more appropriate treatment alternatives in a choice set has an effect on the odds that they ...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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#NoonConference: FIRM Conference with Dr. Bruce Henschen
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Shout out to Dr. Asgar who was featured in an interview with TCTMD where cardiology experts debated that the health status benefits are real and enough to justify doing the procedures for severe TR.

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November 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Shout out to Dr. Choudhury for being featured in a HealthCentral interview discussing how to make intimacy and HCM work together.

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November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Shout out to Dr. Chiang for being featured in an interview with WTOPNews about new or changed behaviors that might be a clue that current homebound seniors might require more assistance.

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November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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#GlobalHealthDay hosted by @fsmglobalhealth.bsky.social will be held on Wednesday, November 19! Includes a Global Health Case Competition, Poster Session, Keynote Address and more!

More Details and RSVP Link:
www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/globa...

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November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Join us and @drkerribaker.bsky.social TOMORROW for our next Medical Grand Rounds!
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Please join us on Nov. 12th for our next #MedicalGrandRounds ! We will be joined by @drkerribaker.bsky.social from @rcpedin.bsky.social !
A Northwestern Medicine promotional poster for Nov. 12th, 2025 Medical Grand Rounds with special guest Kerri Baker, MDChB(Hons), FRCP(Edin), PGCertMedEd and their talk titled “The Gender Agenda: Exploring Gender Inequality for Women as Doctors, Educators and Patients”
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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#NoonConference: Cases in Endocrinology with Dr. Andrew Boutsicaris
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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#NoonConference: PGY2 Lecture Series: Things we do for no reason for Inpatients with Dr. Fatemeh Behnia
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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More terrific work on PAD by Mary McDermott and her team!

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From @jama.com: Among people with PAD and no #diabetes, metformin treatment for 6 months did not result in improvements in walking ability or secondary outcomes vs placebo.

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JAMA study: Metformin doesn't improve walking in PAD patients without diabetes. 146 men, 56 women, mean age 70. Interventions: Metformin, Placebo. Findings: Walk distance change at 6 months was similar for both groups.
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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#NoonConference: PGY2 Lecture Series with Dr. Keertana Jain
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Please join us on Nov. 12th for our next #MedicalGrandRounds ! We will be joined by @drkerribaker.bsky.social from @rcpedin.bsky.social !
A Northwestern Medicine promotional poster for Nov. 12th, 2025 Medical Grand Rounds with special guest Kerri Baker, MDChB(Hons), FRCP(Edin), PGCertMedEd and their talk titled “The Gender Agenda: Exploring Gender Inequality for Women as Doctors, Educators and Patients”
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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#NoonConference: FIRM Conference with Dr. Patti Vasallo
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Shout out to Dr. Chockalingam who was first author of the study published in Annals of Internal Medicine on a new consensus-based recommendations on POCUS skills, instructional methods and assessment strategies to improve education nationwide
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Shout out to Dr. Knight for being featured in a CBSNews interview discussing about firefighters higher risk for AFib and how a Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) has shown to be effective in reducing risks.
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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#Congratulations to Dr. Bass for being elected into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for his foundational work in expanding the field of circadian mechanisms in metabolic healthy and disease.

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November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Please join us and Dr. Hardeep Singh TOMORROW for our next Medical Grand Rounds!
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Please join us on Nov. 5th for our next #MedicalGrandRounds ! We will be joined by Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH from
@bcmhouston.bsky.social !
A Northwestern Medicine promotional poster for Nov. 5th, 2025 Medical Grand Rounds with special guest Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH with their talk entitled "Diagnostic Excellence"
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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#NoonConference: Special Guest Lecture: Healthcare of Incarcerated Patients with Dr. William Weber (Emergency Medicine Rush University)
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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#NoonConference: Hyperglycemic Emergencies with Dr. Emily Szmuilowicz
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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#NoonConference: General Inpatient Hospice: Optimizing End-Of Life Care with Dr. Nivi Saravanan, Dr. Joseph Schnitter, and Hersh Patel-Hernandez
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Please join us on Nov. 5th for our next #MedicalGrandRounds ! We will be joined by Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH from
@bcmhouston.bsky.social !
A Northwestern Medicine promotional poster for Nov. 5th, 2025 Medical Grand Rounds with special guest Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH with their talk entitled "Diagnostic Excellence"
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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#NoonConference: FIRM Conference with Dr. Stefanie Reiff
October 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Congratulations to NUCATS Institute member Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, on being elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his foundational work in expanding the field of circadian mechanisms in metabolic health and disease — bit.ly/3JCYZ0H
October 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Please help us #congratulate Carrie L. Richardson, MD for being promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the division of Rheumatology!

#FacultyHighlights #NMBetter #PurplePride
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM