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COVID-19 is making it extremely hard for patients who suffer from kidney failure to receive their weekly dialysis treatments. Nephrologists across the U.S. are calling for states to prioritize these patients to get the vaccine.
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Air quality and public health benefits of EVs — as well as their ability to reduce carbon emissions — in China are dependent on the type of transport electrified and the composition of the electric grid.

A mother’s heart health while she is pregnant may have a significant impact on her child’s cardiovascular health in early adolescence (ages 10 to 14), according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Researchers have developed a new wireless platform that senses temperature and humidity inside ovens to ensure moist-heat conditions are ideal for N95 decontamination.

Long-term muscle soreness and achy joints are common symptoms with COVID-19. A new Northwestern Medicine study has confirmed and illustrated the causes of these symptoms through radiological imaging.

Northwestern University is now accepting nominations for two prestigious international prizes: the $250,000 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine, and the $10,000 Kabiller Young Investigator Award.

Cancer patients should be prioritized to receive the COVID vaccine, as studies have shown some subsets of cancer patients have higher morbidity and mortality from COVID, said Dr. Leonidas Platanias.
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Black men die more often of prostate cancer yet, paradoxically, have greater survival benefits from immunotherapy treatment. A new Northwestern Medicine study discovered the reason appears to be an increase of a surprising type of immune cell in the tumor.

A new anti-obesity medication was shown to be almost twice as effective at helping individuals lose weight than some of the current weight loss drugs on the market, a new study found.

Two-thirds of respondents (67%), whether students or parents, say they are concerned about the quality of K–12 learning during the pandemic, according to a new national survey of more than 25,000 people by Northwestern, Northeastern, Rutgers and Harvard universities. The finding holds across respondents from different racial backgrounds, incomes and political affiliations.