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Mark Anderson, Renowned Cardiac Expert and Medical Leader, Named to Lead UChicago Medicine

Silence DoGood - July 19, 2022

Anderson will lead the medical and biological research, education, care delivery, and community engagement enterprise for UChicago Medicine, the Division of the Biological Sciences, and the Pritzker School of Medicine

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Study Shows More Equitable Vaccine Coverage Could Have Prevented Over 250 COVID-19 Deaths in Chicago

Silence DoGood - May 27, 2022

The team found the initial vaccine rollout did not give priority to some underserved communities, pointing toward disparities in vaccine coverage. #covid

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UChicago Medicine Receives Approval to Begin Designing City’s First Freestanding Cancer Center on South Side

Silence DoGood - March 15, 2022

The $633 million project to build a 500,000-square-foot facility dedicated to cancer care and research represents one of the largest investments made by UChicago Medicine for patients and the South Side community.

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University of Chicago Looks to Tackle Cancer Rates and Treatment on the Southside

Ernst Lamothe - February 16, 2022

The plan for Chicago’s first freestanding clinical cancer center includes the addition of 128 beds. #UChicagoMedicine

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