Latest news from University of Chicago Medical Center on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/75-million-donation-from-abbvie-foundation-to-support-uchicago-medicine-s-new-cancer-pavilion/?sc=rsin /articles/75-million-donation-from-abbvie-foundation-to-support-uchicago-medicine-s-new-cancer-pavilion/?sc=rsin Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:25:32 EST The AbbVie Foundation, a nonprofit working to advance health equity, is donating $75 million to UChicago Medicine to support the $815 million cost to construct a state-of-the-art cancer care pavilion, the first and only freestanding facility of its kind in Illinois. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/the-way-to-a-man-s-heart-disease-can-social-expectations-of-masculinity-be-bad-for-cardiovascular-health/?sc=rsin /articles/the-way-to-a-man-s-heart-disease-can-social-expectations-of-masculinity-be-bad-for-cardiovascular-health/?sc=rsin Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:00:00 EST A new study found that higher levels of stereotypical male gender expression were associated with a decrease in reported diagnoses and treatment for cardiovascular disease risk factors. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/selwyn-rogers-elected-to-national-academy-of-medicine/?sc=rsin /articles/selwyn-rogers-elected-to-national-academy-of-medicine/?sc=rsin Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:00:18 EST Rogers is a trauma surgeon, public health expert, founding director of the Trauma Center and Executive Vice President for Community Health Engagement at UChicago Medicine. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/how-a-cancer-drug-alters-the-immune-system-to-fight-against-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/how-a-cancer-drug-alters-the-immune-system-to-fight-against-cancer/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:05:33 EST Research by James LaBelle shows how a widely used cancer drug has broader effects on the immune system. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/u-s-news-ranks-comer-children-s-no-2-in-illinois-for-fourth-straight-year/?sc=rsin /articles/u-s-news-ranks-comer-children-s-no-2-in-illinois-for-fourth-straight-year/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:05:19 EST Comer Children's Hospital ranks No. 17 in the Midwest in annual survey and is recognized nationally in four pediatric specialties. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/uchicago-medicine-recognized-by-vizient-as-2024-rising-star/?sc=rsin /articles/uchicago-medicine-recognized-by-vizient-as-2024-rising-star/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:05:09 EST The University of Chicago Medicine has earned a 2024 Rising Star recognition from Vizient Inc. for making significant improvements in its year-over-year rankings and scoring in the top 25 in the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/three-chicago-universities-team-up-to-map-the-brain/?sc=rsin /articles/three-chicago-universities-team-up-to-map-the-brain/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:05:18 EST The University of Chicago, Chicago State University, and the University of Illinois Chicago received a $4.8 million grant from the NIH BRAIN Initiative to build a faster microscope for mapping all the connections in the brain. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/jennifer-moriatis-wolf-named-chair-of-the-department-of-orthopaedic-surgery-and-rehabilitation-medicine/?sc=rsin /articles/jennifer-moriatis-wolf-named-chair-of-the-department-of-orthopaedic-surgery-and-rehabilitation-medicine/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:05:13 EST Wolf is an orthopaedic hand surgeon with expertise in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of bone, nerve, tendon and ligament injuries caused by trauma or overuse. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/common-diabetes-drug-shows-promise-for-treating-macular-degeneration/?sc=rsin /articles/common-diabetes-drug-shows-promise-for-treating-macular-degeneration/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:05:51 EST Retina specialist Dimitra Skondra and team keep finding more data showing that metformin, a drug widely used for type 2 diabetes, can slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/new-combination-treatment-brings-hope-to-advanced-bladder-cancer-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/new-combination-treatment-brings-hope-to-advanced-bladder-cancer-patients/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:05:39 EST Researchers from the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center published results from a clinical trial evaluating a novel combination treatment for advanced bladder cancer. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/ernst-lengyel-md-phd-appointed-university-of-chicago-health-system-leader-for-obgyn/?sc=rsin /articles/ernst-lengyel-md-phd-appointed-university-of-chicago-health-system-leader-for-obgyn/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:05:31 EST As Health System leader for obstetrics and gynecology, Lengyel will lead UChicago Medicine's efforts to define a broad, coordinated and integrated strategy for women's health. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/sonia-kupfer-named-inaugural-director-of-the-community-for-advancement-of-physician-scientists/?sc=rsin /articles/sonia-kupfer-named-inaugural-director-of-the-community-for-advancement-of-physician-scientists/?sc=rsin Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:05:41 EST The new CAPS program will work to unite and support the entire physician-scientist pipeline at the University of Chicago, from undergraduate students to faculty. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/retiring-itm-founder-leaves-legacy-of-collaboration-discovery-friendship/?sc=rsin /articles/retiring-itm-founder-leaves-legacy-of-collaboration-discovery-friendship/?sc=rsin Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:05:13 EST Renowned physician-researcher Julian Solway, MD, goes emeritus this fall after a nearly 40-year career at the University of Chicago. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/david-meltzer-named-associate-dean-for-clinical-science-research-translational/?sc=rsin /articles/david-meltzer-named-associate-dean-for-clinical-science-research-translational/?sc=rsin Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:05:09 EST As an Associate Dean, Dr. Meltzer will be central in shaping the division's strategic plans, fostering a forward-looking, multidisciplinary, and human-focused research, education, and training effort. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/uchicago-medicine-performs-first-in-illinois-procedure-to-treat-bladder-leaks/?sc=rsin /articles/uchicago-medicine-performs-first-in-illinois-procedure-to-treat-bladder-leaks/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:05:39 EST UChicago Medicine has become the first medical center in IL to implant the Revi neuromodulation device, a minimally-invasive, convenient alternative to existing treatments for urinary urgency incontinence (UUI). University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/new-combination-treatment-brings-hope-to-patients-with-advanced-bladder-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/new-combination-treatment-brings-hope-to-patients-with-advanced-bladder-cancer/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:05:31 EST Findings from the international FORT-2 clinical trial showed that a combination treatment including immunotherapy is safe and tolerable in patients with locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer. The results, which were recently published in JAMA Oncology, show potential to broaden the number of patients with bladder cancer who could benefit from immunotherapy, an approach that harnesses a patient's own immune system to fight cancer. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/uchicago-medicine-and-pritzker-school-of-medicine-receive-aamc-s-prestigious-national-award-for-community-engagement/?sc=rsin /articles/uchicago-medicine-and-pritzker-school-of-medicine-receive-aamc-s-prestigious-national-award-for-community-engagement/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:05:58 EST UChicago Medicine and the Pritzker School of Medicine received the Association of American Medical College's Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement, recognizing their service through medical education, research and clinical care. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/uchicago-medicine-patient-first-in-the-world-to-receive-ulcerative-colitis-drug-since-fda-approval/?sc=rsin /articles/uchicago-medicine-patient-first-in-the-world-to-receive-ulcerative-colitis-drug-since-fda-approval/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:05:38 EST A University of Chicago Medicine patient became the first in the world to receive the drug guselkumab (Tremfya) since its Sept. 11 approval by the FDA for treating moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/brenda-battle-to-retire-after-12-years-of-leading-uchicago-medicine-s-community-health-transformation-and-dei-work/?sc=rsin /articles/brenda-battle-to-retire-after-12-years-of-leading-uchicago-medicine-s-community-health-transformation-and-dei-work/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:05:19 EST The University of Chicago Medicine announced Brenda Battle's retirement following a 12-year tenure highlighted by increased community investment, expanded access to care and strengthened community partnerships. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/harry-trosman-psychiatrist-1924-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/harry-trosman-psychiatrist-1924-2024/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:05:37 EST Trosman, who studied the psychological roots of emotional suffering and dreams, worked at UChicago for 70 years. University of Chicago Medical Center