Northwestern Memorial Hospital has been recognized on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 15 straight years, with six specialties ranked among the top five in the nation by @USNews, 2026 – 2027. Thank you @NorthwesternMed team for your work advancing world-class care. breakthroughsforphysicians.n…

The @NorthwesternMed Collaborative #BehavioralHealth Program gives psychiatric consultants a direct channel to influence treatment trajectories across a broader patient population. With it, they can review symptom and medication response data with behavioral care coordinators to guide timely adjustments between visits. This structured, team-based model has helped primary care physicians and psychiatric consultants see patients improve more quickly. Learn more: breakthroughsforphysicians.n…

In this episode of #BetterEdge, Shan H. Siddiqi, MD (@shansiddiqi), discusses how connectivity-based, image-guided #TMS is advancing precision treatment for #depression, #anxiety and other #NeuropsychiatricDisorders, with recent trial data demonstrating substantially improved response rates. Dr. Siddiqi also explores emerging applications in #PTSD, #OCD and #BipolarDisorder, and highlights Northwestern Medicine's evolving interventional #psychiatry program. Listen now: breakthroughsforphysicians.n…

One year after opening its doors, Bronzeville Outpatient Center is helping bring a broad range of care and community resources closer to home for thousands of people on Chicago’s South Side. The center built on more than 20 years of collaboration with Bronzeville-area community organizations on efforts ranging from healthcare access and culturally responsive education to violence prevention, social services and workforce development. @NorthwesternMed has longstanding ties to area organizations such as @nearnorthhlth and @OutreachBright, as well as the #ChicagoHEALInitiative. The 120,000-square-foot center was designed to bring world-class care and space for community health, education and engagement to people who live and work in Bronzeville and the surrounding communities. ​Learn more about Bronzeville Outpatient Center: physicianforum.nm.org/bronze…

“It’s not abnormal for people to feel lonely in certain instances,” says Eileen Graham, PhD, associate professor of medical social sciences at @NorthwesternU. “You know, low points in a person’s life, such as after a breakup or something like that. These sorts of things aren’t particularly problematic.” What is problematic, she says, is longer-term, persistent loneliness. According to @alzheimerssoc, this kind of #SocialIsolation can increase a person’s #dementia risk by around 60%. Graham points out that understanding what #loneliness is doing to the brain to heighten the risk of dementia is “an open question”, but she thinks it could be that lonely people engage in unhealthy behaviors or that loneliness is physically stressful for the brain. Read more via BBC @sciencefocus: sciencefocus.com/the-human-b…

In a bid to understand why one of the world’s most popular drugs summons such negative emotions, Sachin Patel, MD, PhD (@SachinPatelLab), and his colleagues investigated its effect on mice. The team’s findings, published last week in @NatureComms, reveal that, when given such a drug, rodents suffer adverse reactions similar to the paranoia human #cannabis users feel. The effect is driven by a specific group of neurons in the central #amygdala, a brain region that processes #fear and #anxiety. Read more: scientificamerican.com/artic… via @sciam

#MentalHealth challenges among adolescents and college students are on the rise in the U.S., and @NorthwesternU is responding with a major investment in student #wellbeing. Supported by a generous gift from an anonymous donor and launched in 2025, the Institute for Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being brings together scholars and campus leaders to study young adult #psychology and translate discoveries into programming. Learn more about this initiative: magazine.northwestern.edu/im…

Kanan Modhwadia, MD, a #psychiatrist at @NorthwesternMed Central DuPage Hospital, joins @fox32news to talk about the process of grief and how it affects your #MentalHealth. Wach the full segment: youtube.com/watch?v=4SXRj-1n…

#MentalHealthCare works best when patients are supported between visits. The @NorthwesternMed Collaborative Behavioral Health Program pairs #BehavioralCare coordinators, #PrimaryCare physicians and #PsychiatricConsultants to deliver more connected, patient-centered care. Learn more: breakthroughsforphysicians.n…

"For years, families across Illinois faced a painful reality: If they suspected their young child was #autistic, they might have to wait months or even years for an official diagnosis. That delay often meant missing a critical window for #EarlyIntervention and #therapy. Now, a new Illinois law, prompted by research led by @NorthwesternU's Megan Roberts, PhD, significantly expands who can legally deliver #autism diagnoses in Illinois." Read more: news.northwestern.edu/storie…

When data from males and females are lumped together, important sex‑specific effects can disappear, creating the false impression that the results apply equally to everyone. “It takes larger studies to conduct robust sex-specific analyses, but making the effort means that we have a better shot at drug development — and ultimately patient care — that benefits everyone,” said study author, Leah J. Welty, PhD, director of the #Biostatistics Collaboration Center at Northwestern and a professor of preventive medicine (biostatistics and informatics) and #psychiatry and #BehavioralSciences at @nufeinbergmed. Read more: news.northwestern.edu/storie…

Join us for the next Human Healthspan Seminar Series featuring Judith Moskowitz, PhD, MPH, as she explores how positive emotion interventions may support healthier #aging, from improving #wellbeing among #Alzheimers #caregivers to investigating biological markers of aging in healthy adults. The presentation will highlight findings from the LEAF 2.0 trial and introduce PARK, an ongoing study in the @NorthwesternMed @NUFeinbergMed Human Longevity Lab. 📅 November 3, 2026 📍 Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center Learn more and register: planitpurple.northwestern.ed…

The @NorthwesternMed West Health Accelerator is changing how we provide and access #MentalHealth care. #Psychiatrist, Lisa J. Rosenthal, MD, discusses the new initiative and the future of patients and physicians. Listen here: breakthroughsforphysicians.n…

Improving access to #MentalHealth care is especially important to Karen Olvera, LCSW, CADC, because she has seen how many barriers patients face, from insurance limitations and clinician shortages to rural geography, long wait times and uncertainty about where to go. The Collaborative #BehavioralHealth Program (CBHP) at @NorthwesternMed helps reduce those barriers by embedding behavioral health support within primary care. Learn more about this program: westhealthaccelerator.nm.org…

Investing in great educators strengthens the future of medicine. Diane Chen, PhD, has been named director of educator development and teaching excellence, where she will help support teaching innovation and faculty growth across @NUFeinbergMed. Congratulations, Dr. Chen! Learn more: news.feinberg.northwestern.e…

New research from Sachin Patel, MD, PhD (@SachinPatelLab), and colleagues identifies central #amygdala #neurons that may drive #anxiety after #CannabinoidExposure, particularly during stressful situations. The findings offer new insights into the brain mechanisms underlying #cannabis-related anxiety. Learn more: news.feinberg.northwestern.e…

Things happen that we can’t control all the time, and if we stew on the resulting negative emotions, it can be harmful. Jason J. Washburn, PhD, chief of #psychology at @nufeinbergmed, talks with Marie Saavedra (@MSaavedraTV) of @cbschicago about #RadicalAcceptance. Watch here: cbsnews.com/chicago/video/ra…