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Leapfrog Group awards University of Chicago Medical Center 25th straight "A" grade in hospital safety

The Leapfrog Group has granted University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) its 25th consecutive “A” Hospital Safety Grade, making it one of only 15 hospitals nationwide and the only one in Chicago with the “straight A” distinction.
1-May-2024 9:10 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital earns NIAHO reaccreditation

University of Chicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital has received reaccreditation from the National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHO).
26-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Rising hospital closures disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities

An analysis by UChicago researchers revealed that hospitals are more likely to close in predominantly Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, potentially exacerbating existing health inequalities.
26-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Living with Stage 3 lung cancer in your 80s and 90s

Mickey Allen was 89 years old when she was diagnosed with Stage 3B lung cancer. How did her age impact her treatment options? University of Chicago Medicine oncologists explain what factors they consider when creating treatment plans for patients in...
25-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Health information on TikTok: The good, the bad and the ugly

UChicago researchers analyzed health information on TikTok to identify trends in video quality — how much misinformation is out there, and does it come from specific sources?
23-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Scott Oakes named Vice Dean for Clinical Science Research

The Vice Dean for Clinical Science Research is a new leadership role accountable for successfully implementing the research strategic plan as it pertains to clinical science within the overall BSD/PSOM research mission.
12-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Seth Himelhoch named Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago

Himelhoch comes to UChicago from the University of Kentucky, where his public health research has focused on interventions for those with HIV and substance use disorders and cancer control.
12-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Four UChicago Medicine faculty elected to Association of American Physicians

Four UChicago Medicine faculty members were elected to the 2024 class of the Association of American Physicians (AAP), a prestigious medical society that acknowledges the nation's leading physician-scientists.
5-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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Fatty liver disease gets a new name

The former Metabolic and Fatty Liver Clinic at the University of Chicago Medicine is undergoing a name change, as part of a shift in language to drop stigmatizing words, precisely describe the condition and identify a subgroup of patients omitted...
15-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST

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Neurosurgery Team Performs Groundbreaking Laser Hemispherectomy on Child with Epilepsy

For only the second time in the world, doctors at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital and the Department of Neurosurgery used a minimally invasive surgery to disconnect the right and left sides of the brain, stopping the...
25-Jun-2021 5:05 PM EDT

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