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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 15m

Please help us #congratulate Emanuelle Bellaguarda, MD for being promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the division of Gastroenterology and Heptatology!

#FacultyHighlights #NMBetter #PurplePride

NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 1d

Join us and Dr. Martin TOMORROW for our next medical grand rounds!

NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 5d

Please join us on Oct. 8th for our next #MedicalGrandRounds! We will be joined by Marlene Martin, MD from @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social !

#MedSky #AcademicSky

A Northwestern Medicine promotional poster for Oct. 8th, 2025 Medical Grand Rounds with special guest Marlene Martin, MD with their talk entitled "Hospital Addictions Care: Moving from Gaps to Innovations"

NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 1d

#NoonConference: MKSAP and Mingle! Do some board questions and catch up with peers.

NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 2d

Don't forget, Registration is open for this year's #LateNightMorningReport !

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Center for Bedside Medicine @bedsidemednu.bsky.social · 2d

"[T]there’s power in the connection between patients and physicians being together. The things that we can do when we’re together are things like the history, the physical exam, building connection."

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Physical exam in combination with technology can improve patient outcomes: the foundations of bedside medicine - Med Journal 360

Brian Garibaldi, MD, recently joined Northwestern University as the Inaugural Director of the Center for Bedside Medicine. The center will work in partnership with the Society of Bedside Medicine and…

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 2d

#NoonConference: Caring for Inpatients with Cirrhosis with Dr. Justin Boike

NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 5d

#NoonConference: PGY2 Noon Conference with Dr. Samuel Krabbenhoft

NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 5d

Please join us on Oct. 8th for our next #MedicalGrandRounds! We will be joined by Marlene Martin, MD from @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social !

#MedSky #AcademicSky

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 6d

Shout Out to Dr. Douglas Vaughan who was featured in a
TIME article highlighting Northwestern University’s Potocsnak Longevity Institute and its Human Longevity Laboratory. @nmcardiovasc.bsky.social

time.com/7320497/long...

#NMBetter #FacultyHighlight

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 6d

Shout Out to Dr. Benjamin Singer who was senior author of a study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation about iTregs (regulatory T-cells) can potentially be used as cellular therapy for treating viral pneumonia-induced acute lung injury.

news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/09/25/m...

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 7d

Shout out to Dr. Olufemi Kassim who was featured in an interview with GastroEndoNews about how new studies show that scrolling on the phone while getting a colonoscopy can lead to less pain for certain patients.

www.gastroendonews.com/Endoscopy-Su...

#FacultyHighlights #NMBetter

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 8d

Join us and @marishaburden.bsky.social TOMORROW for our next Medical Grand Rounds!

NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 12d

Join us on October 1st for our next #MedicalGrandRounds !
We will be joined by @marishaburden.bsky.social from @cuanschutz.bsky.social !

#MedSky #northwesternmedicine

A Northwestern Medicine promotional poster for Oct. 1st, 2025 Medical Grand Rounds with special guest Marisha Burden, MD, MBA with their talk entitled "The Science of Working Smart: How to Build and Use Evidence-Based Strategies"

NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 9d

#NoonConference: Journal Club with Dr. Cheryl Lee. We will focus on interpreting and discuss the validity of the correlation that acetaminophen exposure during pregnancy is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.

NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 12d

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 12d

Join us on October 1st for our next #MedicalGrandRounds !
We will be joined by @marishaburden.bsky.social from @cuanschutz.bsky.social !

#MedSky #northwesternmedicine

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 13d

Shout out to Dr. Jonathan Rich who was featured in an interview noting treatment advances mean more people survive childhood cancers, but can face higher risks later. He emphasizes how NM recognizes this while continuing to operate and advocate the best for Northwestern patients.

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 13d

Shout Out to Dr. Huiping Liu who was senior author of studies published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications uncovering how specific cellular interactions in the bloodstream may be fueling the spread of breast cancer.

news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/09/17/i...

Investigating How Tumor-Immune Cell Clusters Drive Cancer Spread - News Center

In a pair of studies, investigators from the lab of Huiping Liu, MD, PhD, have uncovered how specific cellular interactions in the bloodstream may be fueling the spread of breast cancer.

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 14d

Shout Out to Dr. Wenyu Huang who was co-author of a publication in The New England Journal of Medicine about a novel drug, baxdrostat, that could improve outcomes for a subset of patients with high blood pressure.

news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/08/15/n...

#MedSky #FacultyHighlights #NMBetter

New Drug Shows Promise in Treating a Common Cause of Hypertension - News Center

A novel drug may significantly improve outcomes for a subset of patients with high blood pressure, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 15d

Join us TOMORROW for our next Medical Grand Rounds!

NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 19d

Please join us on Wednesday, September 24th at Noon for our Next Medical Grand Rounds! We will be joined by:

Rinad Beidas, PhD
Andrea Graham, PhD
Daniel Mroczek, PhD
Judy Moskowitz, PhD, MPH
Darius Tandon, PhD
Cindy Nowinski, MD, PhD, MA
Elizabeth Addington, PhD

from @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social!

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Vijeeth Guggilla @vijeethg.bsky.social · 15d

#LLMs outperformed structured data algorithms and natural language processing in identifying various types of immunosuppression in ICU patients. Read more about our approach here: doi.org/10.1093/jami...; ft. @keyboardbiologist.bsky.social @catgaohow.bsky.social

Large language models accurately identify immunosuppression in intensive care unit patients

AbstractObjective. Rule-based structured data algorithms and natural language processing (NLP) approaches applied to unstructured clinical notes have limit

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 19d

Please join us on Wednesday, September 24th at Noon for our Next Medical Grand Rounds! We will be joined by:

Rinad Beidas, PhD
Andrea Graham, PhD
Daniel Mroczek, PhD
Judy Moskowitz, PhD, MPH
Darius Tandon, PhD
Cindy Nowinski, MD, PhD, MA
Elizabeth Addington, PhD

from @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social!

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 20d

Shout Out to Vadim Backman, PhD who was senior author in a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on a new approach to cancer treatment that doubles the effectiveness of chemotherapy.

news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/08/27/n...

#NMBetter #MedSky #facultyhighlights

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 20d

Read full article here!

news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/08/18/n...

New Wireless Sweat Patch May Improve Cystic Fibrosis Treatment - News Center

A new wireless and wearable device developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists measures specific biomarkers in a person’s sweat and has the potential to improve clinical decision-making for cystic f...

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 20d

Shout Out to Dr. Manu Jain who was senior author of a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences discussing specific biomarkers in a person's sweat that has the potential to improve clinical decision-making for cystic fibrosis.

#NMBetter #MedSky #facultyhighlight

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NU Dept. of Medicine @nuintmed.bsky.social · 20d

Shout out to Anisha Dua, MD who was featured in an interview with @gohealio.bsky.social discussing the growing presence of AI within the field of care for many specialties.

www.healio.com/news/rheumat...

#NMBetter #MedSky #Rheumatology #artificialintelligence

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