November 12, 2024
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE EXPERTS AT THE AHA SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 2024
The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024 are being held from November 16 through 18 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Melissa Simon is at the forefront of efforts to stop health disparities in the U.S.
STAT, Mar 27, 2024
Meet one of the selections to the 2024 #STATUSList: https://trib.al/WHGaeuz
Instagram LIVE interview with Dr. Ebony Carter about the Green Journal’s special issue!
Oct 3, 2023
Ebony B. Carter, MD, MPH
Look forward to hanging out with @HighRiskStork tonight to chat about the @greenjrnl Special Issue addressing #racism in #ReproductiveHealth, the backstory, and valuable lessons we’ve learned through this journey! Hope you can join us on instagram LIVE at 8 pm EST!
Sadiya Khan invested as the Magerstadt Professor of CV Epidemiology
Sep 19, 2023
Sadiya S Khan, MD, MSc
Overwhelmed by the honor and privilege to be invested with an unbelievable amount of gratitude to my village of mentors, sponsors, mentees, family, and friends like family who have lifted me. I am in awe and inspired by all who were also invested
Here’s Why Black People Are More Likely to Experience Heart Failure
SELF, Sep 5, 2023
The health care system has a lot of biases that are baked right in, but that’s far from the only issue.
By Sara Gaynes Levy
Medically reviewed by Kevin S. Shah, MD
Take a second to imagine your heart “failing.” You probably picture a lively, beating organ suddenly going quiet, losing its steady rhythm, and stopping blood flow in its tracks. But the term heart failure is easily misunderstood. It insinuates that the heart has completely shut down, but what’s really happening is it isn’t pumping blood as well as it should for your body’s needs. Your heart’s still going, but it’s struggling.
self.com
Neighborhood racial segregation linked to shorter life spans
Northwestern University, By Kristin Samuelson, Jul 14, 2023
Further proof that ‘your zip code is more important than your genetic code’
Black residents living in highly segregated neighborhoods have significantly shortened life expectancies, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Compared to residents living in less segregated predominantly white neighborhoods, life expectancies of people in highly segregated areas are four years shorter on average, the study found.
https://news.northwestern.edu/
Heart failure risk elevated in young adult cancer survivors
AskbyGeeks, May 31, 2023
Five-year risk of heart failure compared with patients not receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy in a cohort of young adult (YA) cancer survivors diagnosed between January 2000 and January 2019 who received anthracycline-based chemotherapy Higher rates and overall higher risk of developing heart failure.
Dr. Simon joined the JAMA editorial team
JAMA Current, April 17, 2023
Dr. Melissa Simon joined the JAMA editorial team. She is a member of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where her research aims at promoting healthy equity among low income, medically underserved women.
Northwestern medicine obstetrics and gynecology fiscal year 2022 annual report
Northwestern Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 10, 2023
The vision of Northwestern Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology is to serve as a global leader in obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health through innovations in person-centered care, research and education. This report is a summary of our accomplishments at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine over the last fiscal year, September 2021 to August 2022. Learn more about our work in the FY2022 OB-GYN Annual Report.
When there are maternity deserts, our women, our babies and our society suffers
Salon.com, by Nicole Karlis, March 23, 2023
The closure of a labor and delivery unit in Idaho is a harbinger of what’s to come.
Melissa Simon, MD discusses the closures of many labor and delivery units at hospitals across the country and provides thought leadership on what the closures mean for pregnant people.
