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Study led by UChicago Medicine physician finds new treatment for ulcerative colitis

People with ulcerative colitis may soon have a new medication available to help them, thanks to a global study led by University of Chicago Medicine's David T. Rubin, MD.
17-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UChicago joins multisite study to improve health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

The University of Chicago is among five clinical sites conducting a first-of-its-kind study aimed at uncovering risk factors and targeted interventions to better prevent disease in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. The study...
5-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

South Side community-based violence prevention summer programs awarded $150,000 by Southland RISE

Southland RISE, a collaborative between the trauma recovery programs of the University of Chicago Medicine and Advocate Health Care, is providing $150,000 of funding to 19 programs that will reach as many as 8,500 community members.
4-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Research shows GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs are effective but come with complex concerns

Studies from multiple UChicago experts show that while GLP-1RA drugs are extremely effective for weight loss and Type 2 diabetes treatment, there's no one-size-fits-all solution and physicians and patients have to consider issues like cost and side...
3-Jun-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Societal and biological factors both contribute to mental health issues in the wake of COVID-19

Healthcare teams and researchers have documented an increase in mental health issues since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. UChicago experts explore these trends and discuss how biological and societal factors alike can contribute.
3-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Personalized oxygenation could improve outcomes for patients on ventilators

Researchers used a machine learning model to predict personalized oxygenation targets. Data analysis revealed that mortality rates were lower for patients who received the oxygen level predicted to be most beneficial for them.
3-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Detecting Machine-Written Content in Scientific Articles

University of Chicago researchers evaluated text from over 15,000 ASCO Annual Meeting abstracts from 2021 to 2023 and found that there were approximately twice as many abstracts containing AI content in 2023 compared to 2021 and 2022.
31-May-2024 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

First-generation medical students face unique challenges and need more targeted support

A study published in JAMA confirms that first-gen medical students feel that they face disproportionate adversity throughout their education and do not receive the support they need to compensate for that.
16-May-2024 2:05 PM 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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