Media Coverage
The work done by Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine faculty members (and even some students) is regularly highlighted in newspapers, online media outlets and more. Below you’ll find links to articles and videos of Feinberg in the news.
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US News & World Report
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Overwhelmed By Parenting? You’ve Got Plenty Of Company
A new nationwide survey from Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago finds 6 in 10 parents experience sensory overload.
“Although parental overstimulation can feel like a purely personal struggle, our results show that it is a very common experience for parents in the U.S.,” said researcher Marie Heffernan, director of Voices of Child Health at Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Lurie Children’s. She’s also an assistant professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University of Feinberg School of Medicine.
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TIME
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A New Way to Think About Women’s Heart Health
Dr. Sadiya S. Khan is a cardiologist and epidemiologist at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, writes about how women are speaking more openly about periods, pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause, bringing once-taboo topics into public conversation.
“Clinicians and health systems need to now connect these experiences with what the science is telling us about how they influence a woman’s cardiovascular health throughout her life.”
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WGN
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Dr. Santina Wheat on Seasonal Allergies, COVID, and Best Practices
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy for this week’s health update.
Together they talk about COVID coming back and best practices, and answer listeners texts and calls.
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Forbes
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When Memory Concerns Begin: A Call To Action For Brain Health
Subtle changes in memory or thinking often land patients in a “gray zone,” where something seems off but no diagnosis explains it. Neurologists Dr. Nancy Isenberg of Providence Swedish and Dr. Ayush Batra of Northwestern Medicine explain how primary care, virtual care and specialists can work together.
They also cover where blood biomarkers and imaging fit, why vascular health matters decades before symptoms, how to support care partners, and how families can prepare for a cognitive evaluation.
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BBC
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We CAN Survive the Journey to Mars, Say Scientists, if We Do this One Key Thing
A new study has found that the human body is quite capable of travelling to Mars and then moving about on the Martian surface happily.
The Northwestern team, led by Dr. James Thomas, a professor at the university’s Feinberg School of Medicine, were studying how the human heart responds to Martian gravity after a prolonged period spent in microgravity. To do this, they had to simulate Martian gravity on Earth, which they achieved by tipping astronauts through 22 degrees relative to the horizontal.
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WGN
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Dr. Sterling Elliott: Advice for Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent ahead of Prescription Drug Take Back Day to answer more of your prescription drug questions.
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NBC News
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Using AI to Clone and Bank People’s Voices Who Are Losing Them Because of Diseases Like ALS
After ALS took her ability to speak, Monica O’Callaghan turned to AI voice cloning technology to preserve her voice. The breakthrough helped her deliver an emotional wedding speech in her own voice and reclaim part of her identity.
Dr. Senda Ajroud-Driss is the director of the Les Turner ALS Foundation at Northwestern Medicine
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Fox Chicago
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Pope Leo XIV Does Not Need Further Treatment for Lung Cancer, Doctors Say
Northwestern Medicine lung expert and board-certified thoracic surgeon Dr. Kalvin Lung, who has performed hundreds of surgeries similar to Pope Leo’s, said the surgery likely did three things: removed the tumor, removed the part of the lung that contained the tumor and removed the lymph nodes surrounding that part of the lung.
In all, it’s probable that approximately one-fifth to one quarter of the Pope’s right lung was removed, Lung said on an episode of “The Takeaway with Alex Maragos” where he explained the surgery, the diagnosis and the prognosis for the 71-year-old Pope.
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Fox Chicago
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How AI Is Changing Breast Cancer Detection, Screening
Dr. Georgia Spear of Northwestern Medicine explains how AI can help detect breast cancer earlier, assess recurrence risk, guide screening for dense breasts and family history, and compare ultrasound with MRI.
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WGN
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: Was it Okay for Jalen Hurts to Be on Airplane?
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about Jalen Hurts being diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs, and the importance of not sitting down for an extended period of time.
