All health medicine

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May 21, 2013

New blood-thinner measures may cut medication errors

Health care providers need to ensure safe, effective use of anticoagulants

E. Douglas Lewandowski, professor of physiology and biophysics

May 20, 2013

Do men’s and women’s hearts burn fuel differently?

UIC receives grant to study gender differences in heart’s metabolism

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May 15, 2013

UIC information specialists ease switch to new healthcare codes

New website walks providers through transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10

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May 15, 2013

Robotic transplant an option for obese kidney patients

Patients once doomed to die on dialysis have new hope for transplant

May 14, 2013

UIC researchers win research awards to improve patient care

Innovations in delivery of health care could improve outcomes

May 13, 2013

Center for Clinical and Translational Science awards new pilot grants

Grants help researchers test new ideas for therapies

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May 8, 2013

Pharmacy scholar recognized for ribosome, biotech research

AACP will present its Dawson Award to UIC’s Alexander Mankin

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April 30, 2013

Chemo, radiation followed by surgery improves lung cancer survival

Study finds patients had twice the five-year survival rate of those without surgery

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April 16, 2013

Program aims to reduce frequent ER visits

Helps patients manage their complex health issues

Dr. Saul Weiner

April 15, 2013

Patients go undercover to record encounters with doctors

Study finds improved outcomes when physicians consider patients’ life circumstances.