February 1, 2006 Stem Cell Transplantation as Lupus TreatmentCHICAGO—About half of patients with severe lupus that does not respond to standard treatment and who undergo autologous stem cell transplantation to boost their immune system have substantial improvement of their disease after several years, according to preliminary research published in the February 1 issue of the[…]

Galter Library’s Restored Rare Books Featured at Block Museum Exhibit Albinus’ Tabulae Selecti et Musculorum Corporis Humani, published in 1747, required restoration before it could be displayed. The exhibit “Anatomy of Gender” at Northwestern’s Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art explores the relationship between sex, gender, and images of dissection in Renaissance and early[…]

Martha Twaddle Passionate About End-of-Life Care by Cheryl SooHoo Mentors have meant a great deal to Martha L. Twaddle, MD, GME ’89. She has valued their sage advice and used their counsel in many ways to define her life. So in 1989 when Harry J. Miller, MD, now associate professor emeritus of medicine and former[…]