The most common pediatric eye cancer, retinoblastoma is usually diagnosed in the United States by a child's second birthday and typically results in a loss of sight. In developing nations, the disease is an even greater clinical challenge and the mortality rate is as high as 70 percent.

A Northwestern University faculty member since 1955, Lorand is credited with promoting cross-campus collaboration between Evanston and the medical school, while making groundbreaking discoveries in the field of blood coagulation.

Physicians at the Northwestern Medicine Glenview Outpatient Center and staff from Kohl Children's Museum team up for a children's educational series.  Read more >

Piotr Kulesza, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pathology, and Victor Tsirline, MD, assistant professor of Surgery-Gastrointestinal and Endocrine, both recently passed away. Memorial services will be held Thursday, December 5 and Wednesday, November 27, respectively.

Our new online brand center is a one-stop destination for the tools that help express the Northwestern Medicine brand. Download PowerPoint templates, find key facts and figures and use a step-by-step guide for updating email signatures. Access the brand center from the Northwestern Medicine website under "About Us" on the upper right, then click on the drop-down link for "The Northwestern Medicine Brand." Or, click here to go directly to the brand center.