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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 Medicine’s Basic Nursing Assistant Program was launched in August 2022. Candidates who successfully complete the program are eligible to take the Illinois Nurse Aide Competency Certification Exam.

Northwestern Medicine expands Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program, offers additional cohort

November 6, 2024

In the last three years, Kiana Smith has transitioned from Panera Bread employee in the Northwestern Memorial Hospital building to hospital patient care technician.  In what she described as a “shot...

The study found the greatest disparity in care occurred in pain management, with non-white children less likely to be prescribed painkillers for serious medical conditions.

Northwestern researchers find significant racial disparities in pediatric health care

January 21, 2024

Researchers from Northwestern and other institutions found that non-white children receive far worse pediatric care than their white counterparts, the University announced in a press release. Despite...

A northbound Metra train on the Union Pacific North Line pulls into Davis Street station in Evanston on Tuesday. The agency’s new fare structure will take effect Feb. 1.

Evanston Metra riders may see lower fares starting in February

January 3, 2024

A one-way ticket on Metra’s double-decker commuter trains from downtown Evanston to Chicago costs $5.50 – more than double the cost for riding the Chicago Transit Authority “L” train the same distance. Starting...

CBC-HITES is based at Northwestern Medicine’s Comprehensive Transplant Center.

New medical hub combines efforts of nine Chicago institutions to facilitate delivery of medical innovations to patients

November 7, 2023

Nine Chicago institutions have come together to form the Chicago Biomedical Consortium Hub for Innovative Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Sciences, the Feinberg School of Medicine announced in a...

The logos of seven Illinois schools sit in front of their school colors.

By the Numbers: 7 of Illinois’s most prominent universities compared

October 17, 2023

Illinois is home to over 100 colleges and universities. These institutions differ in academics, athletics and the makeup of their student bodies. Statistics for seven of the state’s most prominent universities...

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