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Bequest to Help Support Tuition-Free Medical School at Northwestern
A transformational gift from Dr. Earl and Mrs. Lovie Beard will endow the Earl and Lovie Beard Scholarship Fund at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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During Knee Surgery Smaller Dose of Anesthesia Provides Same Effect
A group of physician-scientists at Northwestern Medicine has shown that 10 mL of local anesthetic has the same effect as the commonly used 30 mL to provide sciatic block in patients undergoing knee replacement.
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Class of 2014 Celebrates Commencement
Faculty, relatives and friends gathered at Chicago’s Navy Pier to celebrate the Class of 2014’s graduation.
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Northwestern Scientist Wins Hartwell Award
Edward Gong, MD, received a 2013 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award for his work using stem cells to restore normal function to obstructed bladders in children.
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Students, Faculty Recognized at Honors Day
The 27 awards presented at the Second Annual Honors Day acknowledged senior medical students for their outstanding academic achievement and faculty members for their contributions to education.
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Vitamin E in Canola and Other Oils Hurts Lungs
Study upends our understanding of vitamin E and ties the increasing consumption of supposedly healthy vitamin E-rich oils to the rising incidence of lung inflammation and, possibly, asthma.
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Physician Assistant Class of 2014 Celebrates Graduation
The 29 members of the Physician Assistant Program Class of 2014 received their Master of Medical Science degrees on Saturday, May 17.
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Lurie Children’s Renames Research Institute in Honor of Transformative Gift
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced a major philanthropic commitment by retired local business executive Stanley Manne. In recognition of this gift, the hospital’s research center will be renamed the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Lurie Children’s.
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Lurie Children’s Renames Research Institute in Honor of Transformative Gift
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced a major philanthropic commitment by retired local business executive Stanley Manne. In recognition of this gift, the hospital’s research center will be renamed the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Lurie Children’s.
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Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Cadence Health Reach Definitive Agreement to Combine Health Systems
The governing boards for Cadence Health and Northwestern Memorial HealthCare approved an agreement to combine the two health systems. Subject to regulatory approvals, the combination would span more than 60 sites of care across Chicago and its suburbs, including four hospitals.
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Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Cadence Health Reach Definitive Agreement to Combine Health Systems
The governing boards for Cadence Health and Northwestern Memorial HealthCare approved an agreement to combine the two health systems. Subject to regulatory approvals, the combination would span more than 60 sites of care across Chicago and its suburbs, including four hospitals.
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Protein May Mark Start of Neuron Dysfunction in Parkinson’s
Published in Nature Neuroscience, the findings offer a promising route for developing new treatment options in Parkinson’s disease.
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New Director of Physician Assistant Program Named
After a national search, Michael MacLean, MS, PA-C, has been named director of the Physician Assistant (PA) Program.
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Understanding the Relationship between Viruses and Cancer
Kamonwan Pear Fish, a PhD/MPH student, uses mouse models to study how a viral protein from the Epstein Barr Virus can disrupt cell function and accelerate tumor growth.
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Alzheimer Day Celebrates its Twentieth Year
The annual event featured presentations by some of the leading scientists in the field, as well as a poster session showcasing recent research conducted by Feinberg faculty and staff.
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PA Student Discovers her Calling through Cancer Camp for Kids
Shelby Rubin, PA ’15, has already accomplished something most people haven’t – the founding and running of a nonprofit organization called Camp Kesem, a free summer camp for children ages 6 to 16 whose lives have been affected by a parent’s cancer.
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Virtual Reality Training Helps Adults with Autism Prepare for Job Interviews
A new human simulation training program – based on software originally used to train FBI agents – helps adults with autism improve their job interview skills and confidence.
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Budinger Joins Prestigious Society
For his work studying how environmental stress affects the lungs, GR Scott Budinger, MD, associate professor in Medicine-Pulmonary and Cell and Molecular Biology, was recently elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
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Protein Shown to Reduce Body’s Ability to Kill Brain Tumors
Despite advances in neurosurgical techniques and radiation oncology, malignant brain tumors are the fourth most common cancer death in the United States. A recent publication by Northwestern Medicine scientists has revealed a potentially novel treatment option.
