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Colorful hands raising up to banner for Rare Disease Day February 28

Designated bicycle parking for Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart at Northwestern University

Illustration of seizure first aid steps
1) stay with the person until they are awake and alert - time the seizure & stay calm
2) keep the person safe by moving away from harm
3) turn the person on their side
Call 911 if
-Seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes
-Person does not return to their usual state -Person is injured, pregnant, or sick
-Repeated seizures
-First time seizure
-Difficulty breathing
-Seizure occurs in water
DO NOT
✗ Do NOT restrain.
✗ Do NOT put any objects in their mouth.

Symposium flyer reading “ATP1A3 in Disease Symposium: Taking the Next Steps, Chicago, October 27-28, 2023”

Screenshot of journal article entitled “Building towards clinical translation: new study refines genetic architecture of IgA nephropathy” from American Journal of Kidney Disease. First author Andrew O. Kearney

Vintage ad showing “From the makers of Aspirin. Introducing Heroin for non-addictive relief from coughs, since 1898.” A labeled heroin is pictured in the center