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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


An ice sculpture of Jon Newsome, a Winnetka resident living with ALS, is displayed outside Norris University Center. The sculpture was one of 12 created to raise awareness of ALS.

Ice sculptures come to Northwestern to raise awareness for ALS, following success of Ice Bucket Challenge

May 8, 2015

Jon Newsome used to live an active life filled with exercise and travel. Now, he is confined to a wheelchair with ALS, a disease without a cure. An ice sculpture of Newsome appeared in front of Norris...

Childhood cancer survivors experience chronic health problems, Feinberg study finds

April 7, 2015

A majority of children who have survived childhood cancer for five or more years following their diagnosis live with chronic health problems related to their treatment, according to a Northwestern Medicine...

Northwestern Medicine opens new Huntington’s disease center

April 2, 2015

Northwestern Medicine has opened a multidisciplinary center for comprehensive treatment of Huntington’s disease. The center's focus will be patient care and research, Northwestern's hospital system and...

Feinberg teaching hospital owes Medicare $6.4 million, federal report says

March 31, 2015

A recent federal audit found Northwestern Memorial Hospital owes Medicare an estimated $6.4 million for alleged billing errors. A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'...

Northwestern researchers find protein related to Alzheimer’s present in young people

March 3, 2015

A new Northwestern Medicine study revealed a protein involved in the development of Alzheimer’s disease can begin forming in the neurons of people as young as 20. Scientists believe this is the first...

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