Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu February 8, 2005 Auditory Test to Help Identify Learning Impairments EVANSTON, Ill. — Scientists in the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory at Northwestern University have developed a new diagnostic tool that can quickly and objectively identify disordered auditory processing of sound, a problem associated with learning impairments in many[…]

February 22, 2005 Epidural Analgesia Does Not Increase C-Sections CHICAGO—Injecting spinal-epidural analgesia in early labor does not increase Caesarean delivery rates and provides better pain relief and a shorter duration of labor than systemic opioid analgesia, according to an article by Northwestern University researchers published in the February 17 issue of the New England Journal[…]

Symposium Features Canadian Minister of Health Fact: Forty-five million Americans go without health insurance.Fact: Every Canadian receives universal health care coverage.Fiction: Both countries have few worries when it comes to providing for the health and well-being of their citizens. The United States and Canada share a vast northern boundary and a common language. Yet these[…]