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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Northwestern Memorial Hospital. A former patient filed suit alleging that hospital employees used a syringe during his surgery that had previously been used on a HIV-positive patient.

Former patient files suit against Northwestern Memorial for alleged HIV exposure

January 21, 2018

A former patient filed suit Wednesday against Northwestern Memorial Hospital, alleging hospital personnel reused a syringe on him that had previously been used on an HIV-positive patient and concealed...

Sen. Dick Durbin undergoes heart surgery at Northwestern Memorial

May 2, 2017

US. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) underwent an outpatient heart procedure Tuesday morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after an annual physical found a common abnormal heart rhythm, according to a news...

Dr. Samer Attar

Northwestern Memorial doctor travels to Syria to aid war victims

October 10, 2016

Most of the year, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Samer Attar can be found at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where the facilities are top of the line and there is no shortage of trained doctors, nurses and support...

Northwestern surgeon performs first procedure in Illinois implanting newly-developed heart valve

September 28, 2016

Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s chief of cardiac surgery led the first successful procedure to implant a sutureless aortic valve in Illinois. Feinberg Prof. Patrick McCarthy, the executive director...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital ranked 8th best in country, No. 1 in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report

August 4, 2016

Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago ranked eighth on U.S. News & World Report’s 2016-2017 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, which was released Monday. The Best Hospitals Honor Roll consists of the...

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