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Experts are available to comment on Sackett v. EPA, a U.S. Supreme Court decision which means that the EPA will no longer be able to regulate many wetlands under the Clean Water Act, potentially leading to lower water quality and more unconstrained development.
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A report by Northwestern researchers at CORNERS assesses the impact of a pilot community policing initiative adopted in 2019 by the Chicago Police Department in partnership with the Policing Project at New York University (NYU).

From 1999 through 2020, Black Americans experienced more than 1.6 million excess deaths and more than 80 million excess years of life lost compared to white Americans, according to a recent study published in JAMA.

CT scans are better at predicting a middle-aged person’s risk for a heart disease, such as a heart attack, than genetics, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

The Johnny Mercer Foundation’s (JMF) Songwriters Project will once again convene in-person June 18 to 24 at Northwestern University, continuing an 18-year partnership with the American Music Theatre Project.

Imagine surviving cancer only to learn the drug that saved your life has introduced a completely different health risk: heart failure.

The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna continue to save lives. But a new paper published May 11, 2023 in the journal Vaccines provides evidence that the two vaccines are not equivalent when it comes to protecting older adults against death. For people ages 60+ who received only the initial two doses, and no booster dose, the risk of death from COVID for Pfizer vaccinees was roughly 2.5 times higher than the risk for Moderna vaccinees.

Amid a potential resurgence of mpox (formerly monkeypox) in Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine infectious disease experts say now is the right time to encourage Chicagoans to take precautions.
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Northwestern University engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals — including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt — from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind.

New research from Northwestern University has shown that educating couples, rather than individuals, may be a highly effective strategy to end the HIV epidemic.