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Celebrating the Noble Traditions of Medicine The traditions and future promise of medicine were emphasized at the Feinberg School of Medicine’s Graduation Convocation on Friday, May 20. Held in Navy Pier’s Grand Ballroom, the ceremony honoring 168 members of the Class of 2005, drew more than 1,800 friends and family members. As the crowd gathered,[…]

In Memoriam (James Hines) James J. Hines, MD, associate professor emeritus of medicine, died May 17, 2005, of complications from several strokes. He was 78. A resident of Northfield, Illinois, the internist held a reputation as a problem-solver with a strong passion for medicine and an exceptional mechanical acuity. His excellence as a physician and[…]

Annual Report Dissects “Anatomy” of the Feinberg SchoolExamining how the component parts of the Feinberg School of Medicine interconnect to enable success, the school’s 2003–04 annual report, entitled Anatomy, is now available online.The education section highlights students in the MD degree, physical therapy, and genetic counseling programs; Angela Nuzzarello, MD, the new associate dean for[…]

April 12, 2005 Sedentary Lifestyle Impairs Arthritic Elderly CHICAGO—A sedentary lifestyle in older adults with arthritis, particularly women and minorities, is associated with declining ability to perform basic functional tasks of daily living, a Northwestern University study has found. Dorothy D. Dunlop, PhD, and colleagues from the Feinberg School of Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute of[…]

Nursing Mothers Having Surgery—How Long a Wait to Breastfeed Safely? By Elizabeth Crown CHICAGO—Sometimes women who are breastfeeding must undergo surgery requiring general anesthesia or conscious sedation. They understandably want to know when they may safely resume breastfeeding. Because few data exist regarding how much of these drugs is actually excreted in the milk, physicians[…]

Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu April 26, 2005 Faulty Body Clock Leads to Obesity and Diabetes EVANSTON, Ill.—Obesity and diabetes in both adults and children are rising at alarming rates, and a wide range of culprits—super-sized food portions, lack of exercise due to television and computers, suburban sprawl, l oss of gym[…]

Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center of Northwestern University DedicatedThe Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center of Northwestern University was dedicated on April 21, opening the doors of a new state-of-the-art research and teaching facility at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Taking part in the ceremony on the Chicago campus were Ann Lurie, wife of[…]

April 19, 2005 Many Elderly at Risk for Being Uninsured CHICAGO—Fully 25 percent of Americans will be uninsured at some point during late middle age, greatly increasing their risk for death or a decline in their overall health prior to retiring and becoming eligible for Medicare, finds a study in the April 11 issue of[…]

In Memoriam (Bernard Adelson) Bernard H. Adelson, MD, PhD, professor of clinical medicine, died March 5, 2005, of complications from surgery. He was 84 years old. A resident of Glencoe, Illinois, the internist was in many ways a philosopher at heart. “Dr. Adelson was a skilled and beloved physician who truly brought humanism into everything[…]

March 1, 2005 Most Adverse Events in Hospitalized Children Are Preventable CHICAGO—A study by researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine suggests that nearly 70,000 children hospitalized in the United States per year experience an adverse event and that at least 60 percent of these errors may be preventable. Adverse events are injuries caused[…]

Sonja Boone Finds Mentoring Key to Diversity by Cheryl SooHoo Sonja (Davis) Boone, MD ’90, is no novice when it comes to minority physician recruitment. Long before her current position as director of diversity and medical director of physician recruitment at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH), she assisted Northwestern’s medical school in its efforts to attract[…]

New Scale Predicts Recovery After Brain InjuryBy Elizabeth Crown A Northwestern University researcher has developed the first truly reliable measure of neurobehavioral functioning during coma from severe brain injury that predicts recovery of consciousness up to one year after injury, with up to 86 percent certainty. Theresa Louise-Bender Pape, DrPH, research assistant professor of physical[…]

March 8, 2005 Nanoparticle Breast Cancer Drug Approved by Food and Drug Administration Chicago—Research at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine played a significant role in Food and Drug Administration approval of AbraxaneTM (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension), indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. “The approval means that women with metastatic breast[…]

Hendrix Lab Will Be Cancer Training Program Site By Elizabeth Crown The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has named the laboratory of Northwestern University researcher Mary J.C. Hendrix, PhD, the site of a new training program for NCI-funded scientists whose research is focused on tumor-host interactions. Dr. Hendrix’s laboratory, located at Children’s Memorial Research Center, was[…]

Feinberg School Seniors Meet Their Matches This year’s Match Day coincided with St. Patrick’s Day, so fourth-year students at the Feinberg School of Medicine had double the reason to celebrate. Match Day is the culmination of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), a process that uses a computer algorithm to match the preferences of applicants[…]

In Memoriam (Michele Till) Michele Till, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Feinberg School of Medicine, died March 24. A native Chicagoan, she was 46 years old. Dr. Till earned her bachelor of arts degree in chemistry and MD degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago in[…]

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[…]