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Bright idea: Drug infusion lights up small lung cancer tumors to guide complex surgery
One of Jane Jud’s three cancerous lung nodules was small and in a hard-to-reach spot in her left upper lobe. It would be difficult for her surgeons to locate and extract it. But during Jud’s surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine in February 2026, doctors used a novel fluorescent imaging agent that gave her lung cancer cells a bright…
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RNS offers hope for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy as surgery alternative, study shows
For many living with epilepsy, medication is effective. “However, a third of patients with epilepsy are refractory to medications,” explains Dawn S. Eliashiv, MD, professor of neurology and co-director of the UCLA Seizure Disorder Center. “That means they didn’t respond to two medications and still have seizures.” Historically, the next step involved surgery to remove the brain tissue generating seizures.…
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Dr. Ziyad R. Mahfoud
WCM-Q Research Methods Training: improving research literacy and output among healthcare professionals “Over half of participants indicated that the program supported them in drafting manuscripts, with a substantial proportion progressing to publication.” The Research Methods Training program is a dynamic educational initiative designed to equip healthcare professionals with the skills needed to confidently navigate scientific research. An initiative of Weill Cornell…
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Using Breakthrough Technology in Interventional Cardiology Procedures at UCLA Health
UCLA Health’s development of first-in-kind medical devices and rollout into clinical use are changing the lives of heart patients. “This past year has seen an explosion in FDA approval for novel devices,” says Marcella Calfon Press, MD, PhD, an interventional/structural cardiologist and associate clinical professor of cardiology. “UCLA has been involved in every stage, from trials to clinical practice.” UCLA…
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WCM-Q symposium explores law and ethics of AI harms in healthcare
A panel of experts discussed the legal and ethical implications arising from harm caused to patients by the use of AI in healthcare in the latest installment of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) Intersection of Law & Medicine series. Expert speakers at the day-long symposium explored the law, policies, and ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI in healthcare, with particular…
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New clinic specializes in preconception, pregnancy care for patients with IBD
Crohn’s disease complicated the birth of Elizabeth Huggins’ first child in 2020. Even though she was in remission from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which causes inflammation of the digestive tract, Huggins still had gestational hypertension, a high blood pressure condition common among pregnant IBD patients. During labor, the hypertension developed into preeclampsia, where blood pressure rises to dangerously high levels,…
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Two prostate cancer patients. Two different focal therapies. Two excellent outcomes
Retired Chicago media columnist Robert Feder called it “a gift beyond measure.” Orthopaedic surgeon Mitchell Sheinkop, MD, said it was “a textbook case of excellence.” They’re referring to the focal therapy treatments for prostate cancer they had at the University of Chicago Medicine. These new minimally invasive treatments target and destroy specific cancer tumors in the prostate. UChicago Medicine is the only…
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AI tool helps improve detection of cardiac amyloidosis
In a new study published in the European Heart Journal, researchers reported the successful development and validation of a medical artificial intelligence (AI) model that screens for cardiac amyloidosis, a progressive and irreversible type of heart disease. The results showed that the AI tool is highly accurate, outperforming existing methods and potentially enabling earlier, more accurate diagnoses so patients can…
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Northwestern Medicine: Defining the Future of Neurosurgery
Patients from across the United States and the world choose Northwestern Medicine for complex brain and spine surgery. Our leadership in volume, quality and research reflects a singular mission: to provide the best possible care for every patient everywhere. A National Leader With Global Reach Northwestern Memorial Hospital, our anchor hospital in Chicago, is the only Illinois hospital on the…
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UCLA Health launches Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics
UCLA Health has established the new Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics — the first independent department of its kind in the United States. This milestone marks a significant evolution in precision medicine and signals UCLA Health’s commitment to expanding access to advanced diagnostic and therapeutic technologies for patients around the world. Across the MENA region, rising cancer rates mean…
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