October 17th Fundraiser

Live performance at the UNC Furlow Fund raiser on October 17th by UNC medical students.

Inaugural Fall Dinner Fundraiser

This event would not have been possible without our great volunteers!

On the night of October 17th 2011 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Furlow Fund hosted its inaugural fund raising dinner event for the Palestinian Cleft Society (PCS). 150 people from all over the greater Chapel Hill community came together for a night of music, food, celebration, and education. After a touching brief documentary on cleft care in Palestine and musical performances by UNC medical students and oudist Naji Halal, attendees learned about and celebrated for the sake of PCS’ important work in Palestine.

The founder of the Furlow Fund, Dr. van Aalst, spoke about the history of PCS and how the money raised will be used. Professor Carl Ernst, leader of the Carolina Middle East Center talked about the importance of building stronger partnerships between the UNC community and the Middle East. Medical student organizer, Hala Borno, acknowledged how important PCS is for her very own public health research and thanked the community for their support.

While the event did raise funds for cleft care in Palestine through ticket sales, donations, and silent auction proceeds; the community awareness established through the event was priceless. The UNC event planning team looks forward to hosting next year’s fall event.


This event would not have been possible without our volunteers.

USPSTF advises agaisnt PSA

Up to this point the USPSTF guidelines asserted that there was insufficient evidence to advise against or for routinely getting the PSA, or screening for prostate cancer. However now, the USPSTF advises against routine screening. Studies have shown that screening does not save lives and ultimately leads to over-treatment. These recommendations apply to healthy men without symptoms.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/health/07prostate.html?_r=1&hp