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This spring, the World Health Organization began using the Greek alphabet to label key variants of SARS-CoV-2. The Greek names make it easier to talk...
While there are more treatments now than ever before for neuromuscular diseases, like muscular dystrophy, patients who have very specific gene mutatio...
As the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 is causing breakthrough infections in some vaccinated people around the world, scientists at Northwestern Medicine ...
As heart conditions like arrhythmia become increasingly common, heart monitoring is becoming an even more important tool for disease prevention and tr...
Esophageal diseases are extremely common, and symptoms such as trouble swallowing, chest pain, regurgitation and choking diminish quality of life. The...
A recent survey of more than 32,000 caregivers of Chicago Public School students found that around a quarter children and adolescents were described a...
Recently, the director of the CDC officially recommended that pregnant women receive the vaccines for COVID-19. However, pregnant women are less likel...
A wearable sensor developed by Northwestern University scientists could help better monitor scratching in children with eczema and assess the effecti...
COVID-19 can be a multi-system disease, impacting many organs and the entire nervous system. Igor Koralnik, MD, has been investigating the neurologic ...