Gift empowers experts in digestive diseases
Lee Matricaria sought a top doctor in digestive diseases. Looking for someone recognized as a thought leader in the field, he found David T. Rubin, MD, Joseph B. Kirsner Professor
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South Side Pediatric Asthma Center Receives $375K grant
The Cigna Foundation awarded a $375,000 Health and Well-Being grant to support the South Side Pediatric Asthma Center’s (SSPAC) mission to improve access to care and health outcomes for children with asthma
Promoting diversity in orthopaedic surgery
Although more than half of medical students today are women, they make up only 6.5 percent of orthopaedic surgeons, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. These numbers continue
Help for adolescents living with sickle cell disease
An 18-year-old Black male in excruciating pain enters an emergency department on Chicago’s South Side. He shares with the staff that he needs high-dose pain medication to alleviate his discomfort.
Gift supports research examining gut-brain connection
After giving birth to her daughter, Catharon “Cat” Miller began noticing changes in her ability to focus. “I’m a bit of a nerd, so I used a spreadsheet to track
Gift propels research to advance understanding of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer touched Bonnie Rothman’s life twice. First, her maternal grandmother was stricken with the disease and passed away soon after. More than 30 years later, Rothman’s mother was diagnosed
Helping children with asthma on Chicago’s South Side
Imagine a child struggling to breathe. The child is wheezing and coughing—making it difficult to participate in outside activities and attend virtual school classes. In some cases, the child may
$8 million gift from AbbVie to help reduce healthcare disparities
The University of Chicago Medicine has received an $8 million donation from AbbVie, as part of the research-based global biopharmaceutical company’s broader $50 million, five-year investment in philanthropic partners to
Family’s gift advances immunotherapy research
If you’ve spent any time in the Midwest, you may be familiar with the iconic orange and green signs of Family Video, the last American video rental chain in the
Harnessing pediatric cancer data to advance treatment
Ryan Scheppach always tried to find the bright side, even as a 7-year-old living with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of pediatric cancer. His cancer experience and