New Study Defuses Controversy over Relationship between Rising PSA and Prostate Cancer A man’s rising PSA (prostate-specific antigen) level over several years – which has been seen as a possible warning sign of prostate cancer – has recently come under fire as a screening test because it sometimes prompts biopsies that turn out to be…

Alumni Weekend 2011 Members of the inaugural honors program in medical education class — (L-R) Drs. E. Allanah ruder, assistant professor in the division of Hematology/Oncology, wynne kearney, and Ira Weiss, associate professor in the division of cardiology — joined fellow alums to celebrate the program’s 50th anniversary at alumni weekend 2011. Members of the…

Illinois Women’s Health Registry Website Debuts In Spanish The Illinois Women’s Health Registry at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has launched a Spanish language version of its web site to encourage Hispanic women to participate in local medical research with the aim of better understanding their health needs and access to health care. Hispanic…