Latest news from University of Chicago Medical Center on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/clinical-trial-to-study-new-use-for-car-t-cell-therapy-treating-autoimmune-diseases/?sc=rsin /articles/clinical-trial-to-study-new-use-for-car-t-cell-therapy-treating-autoimmune-diseases/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:45:52 EST The University of Chicago Medicine has launched a Phase 2 clinical trial to study how CAR T-cell therapy could be used to treat three autoimmune diseases. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/fine-tuned-brain-computer-interface-makes-prosthetic-limbs-feel-more-real/?sc=rsin /articles/fine-tuned-brain-computer-interface-makes-prosthetic-limbs-feel-more-real/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:00:00 EST Two new papers document progress in neuroprosthetic technology that lets people feel the shape and movement of objects moving over the "skin" of a bionic hand. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/three-uchicago-physician-scientists-elected-to-prestigious-american-society-for-clinical-investigation/?sc=rsin /articles/three-uchicago-physician-scientists-elected-to-prestigious-american-society-for-clinical-investigation/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:05:23 EST Sonia Kupfer, Megan McNerney, and Akash Patnaik are among those elected to ASCI for 2025, one of the oldest and most esteemed nonprofit honor societies of physician-scientists. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/octopus-arms-have-segmented-nervous-systems-to-power-extraordinary-movements/?sc=rsin /articles/octopus-arms-have-segmented-nervous-systems-to-power-extraordinary-movements/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:20:10 EST The large nerve cord running down each octopus arm is separated into segments, giving it precise control over movements and creating a spatial map of its suckers. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/dr-mitchell-posner-named-chief-clinical-officer-for-the-university-of-chicago-medicine-comprehensive-cancer-center-and-cancer-services/?sc=rsin /articles/dr-mitchell-posner-named-chief-clinical-officer-for-the-university-of-chicago-medicine-comprehensive-cancer-center-and-cancer-services/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:35:03 EST Mitchell C. Posner, MD, has been appointed Chief Clinical Officer of the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center and the health system's Cancer Service Line, overseeing day-to-day clinical operations of the cancer services across the health system as well as the new Cancer Pavilion. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/the-leapfrog-group-names-ucmc-a-top-teaching-hospital-for-seventh-time/?sc=rsin /articles/the-leapfrog-group-names-ucmc-a-top-teaching-hospital-for-seventh-time/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:55:36 EST The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization, has designated the University of Chicago Medical Center as a Top Teaching Hospital among only 75 others in the country for high standards in patient safety and quality of care. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/biased-language-in-clinical-handoffs-may-negatively-impact-patient-care/?sc=rsin /articles/biased-language-in-clinical-handoffs-may-negatively-impact-patient-care/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:00:00 EST A new study shows that when clinicians hear a patient described with negatively biased language, they develop less empathy towards the patient and, in some cases, become less accurate in recalling the patient's critical health details. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/uchicago-medicine-receives-2-8-million-to-empower-underrepresented-students-in-cancer-research/?sc=rsin /articles/uchicago-medicine-receives-2-8-million-to-empower-underrepresented-students-in-cancer-research/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:40:18 EST The federally funded pathway programs strive to increase diversity and equity in the cancer research field, a key strategy to reduce health disparities in the Chicagoland area and across the country. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/hedy-lee-kindler-named-associate-dean-for-clinical-science-research-human-subjects/?sc=rsin /articles/hedy-lee-kindler-named-associate-dean-for-clinical-science-research-human-subjects/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:40:53 EST Kindler is one of the world's foremost authorities on mesothelioma and brings more than 25 years of clinical trial expertise and research experience to the role. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/ralph-weichselbaum-md-appointed-university-of-chicago-health-system-leader-for-radiation-and-cellular-oncology/?sc=rsin /articles/ralph-weichselbaum-md-appointed-university-of-chicago-health-system-leader-for-radiation-and-cellular-oncology/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:40:43 EST In his expanded health system role, Ralph Weichselbaum leads efforts to bring radiation therapy to patients at the University of Chicago Medicine, including in Chicago's suburbs and in Northwest Indiana. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/quantifying-disease-impact-and-overcoming-practical-treatment-barriers-for-primary-progressive-aphasia/?sc=rsin /articles/quantifying-disease-impact-and-overcoming-practical-treatment-barriers-for-primary-progressive-aphasia/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Nov 2024 07:00:00 EST Two new papers show progress in researchers' work to illuminate the struggles of those living with PPA and pioneer accessible treatment models. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/4-92-million-nih-grant-to-support-study-of-legal-aid-benefits-for-survivors-of-violence/?sc=rsin /articles/4-92-million-nih-grant-to-support-study-of-legal-aid-benefits-for-survivors-of-violence/?sc=rsin Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:10:03 EST Recovery Legal Care, a UChicago Medicine program designed to help survivors of violent crime, received funding from the NIH to study how free civil legal aid affects patients' long-term health and safety. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/moneygram-haas-f1-team-uchicago-medicine-form-partnership-to-foster-healthcare-connections-in-communities-worldwide/?sc=rsin /articles/moneygram-haas-f1-team-uchicago-medicine-form-partnership-to-foster-healthcare-connections-in-communities-worldwide/?sc=rsin Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:35:25 EST UChicago Medicine is forming a new partnership with the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team to amplify its healthcare mission and bring academic medicine to more communities regionally, nationally and globally. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/uchicago-medicine-expands-in-hinsdale-with-new-salt-creek-clinic/?sc=rsin /articles/uchicago-medicine-expands-in-hinsdale-with-new-salt-creek-clinic/?sc=rsin Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:00:24 EST UChicago Medicine's current clinic on Salt Creek Lane in Hinsdale will close Nov. 21, and open across the street in a new, larger facility Dec. 2. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/how-colliding-genetic-processes-drive-aggressive-cancers/?sc=rsin /articles/how-colliding-genetic-processes-drive-aggressive-cancers/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:30:07 EST Mutations in certain genes can lead to the accumulation of DNA errors, resulting in a specific type of genetic change known as large tandem duplications (TDs) that can arise from the collision of two critical cellular processes: transcription and DNA replication. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/university-of-chicago-medical-center-receives-26th-consecutive-a-in-hospital-safety-from-leapfrog-group/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-chicago-medical-center-receives-26th-consecutive-a-in-hospital-safety-from-leapfrog-group/?sc=rsin Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:15:54 EST The University of Chicago Medical Center received its 26th consecutive "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a healthcare industry watchdog. University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/university-of-chicago-medicine-comprehensive-cancer-center-partners-with-argonne-national-laboratory-to-accelerate-the-discovery-of-new-cancer-therapies-using-ai/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-chicago-medicine-comprehensive-cancer-center-partners-with-argonne-national-laboratory-to-accelerate-the-discovery-of-new-cancer-therapies-using-ai/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:05:26 EST Researchers at the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center and Argonne National Laboratory are partnering to use AI approaches to discover new targets for cancer therapies University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/catina-latham-phd-named-uchicago-medicine-s-new-senior-vice-president-for-community-health-transformation-and-chief-equity-officer/?sc=rsin /articles/catina-latham-phd-named-uchicago-medicine-s-new-senior-vice-president-for-community-health-transformation-and-chief-equity-officer/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:50:55 EST Catina Latham, PhD, will succeed Brenda Battle as UChicago Medicine's Senior Vice President for Community Health Transformation and Chief Equity Officer University of Chicago Medical Center /articles/uchicago-medicine-expands-its-midwifery-program-giving-expectant-mothers-more-personalized-care/?sc=rsin /articles/uchicago-medicine-expands-its-midwifery-program-giving-expectant-mothers-more-personalized-care/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:05:04 EST UChicago Medicine is adding midwives, offering more personalized childbirth experiences for parents-to-be. University of Chicago Medical Center /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