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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TIME
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The Benefits of Prescribing Food as Medicine
Knowing what to eat and being able to eat that way are, however, not the same thing, writes Dr. Sadiya S. Khan, a cardiologist and epidemiologist at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Eating a healthy diet is not simply a matter of individual choice; it also depends on whether you can afford healthier foods, which often cost more. Nearly 1 in 7 U.S. households struggled with having enough food to eat at some point in 2024, according to the latest USDA data.
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WGN
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Dr. Santina Wheat on Illinois Menopause Awareness Week
Illinois second annual Menopause Awareness Week is October 11-17. Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy for this week’s health update. They answer listener questions about menopause and provide a vaccination update.
For more information about Menopause Awareness Week, visit illinois.gov.
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NBC News
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What to Know About Pope Leo’s Lung Surgery
There are several approaches to surgery, depending on the size and location of the nodule and whether doctors suspect cancer, said Dr. Ankit Bharat, the chief of thoracic surgery at Northwestern Medicine.
“When doctors decide to proceed directly to surgery rather than first obtaining a biopsy, it can suggest a higher level of concern on the lung scan,” Bharat said.
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The Wall Street Journal
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‘Superagers’ Are Living—and Thriving—Long Past 80. Could I Be One of Them?
A “superager” is someone over 80 with the mental and physical abilities of a much younger person. Scientists can’t say with certainty why this happens to some people and not others.
From what we know currently, the most important trait shared by superagers is a strong sense of social connectivity and family, said Dr. Douglas E. Vaughan, professor of medicine and director of the Potocsnak Longevity Institute at Northwestern University.
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Good Morning America
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What Vaccines Doctors Say You May Need for Respiratory Virus Season
“Obviously, we target high-risk groups, so those would be older adults, so over the age of 50, people with chronic medical conditions, individuals who are immunocompromised, individuals that have obesity, or persons who are pregnant or wanting to get pregnant, and healthcare personnel,” Dr. Michael Angarone, director of the Infectious Disease Fellowship Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, told ABC News. “But I recommend every patient that I see should get vaccinated for influenza.”
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Chicago Tribune
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2026 Chicago school board races: District 4A
Here’s what to know about the race in District 4A, including the candidates and their campaign platforms. Three candidates are running in District 4A: Angel Alvarez, Ellen Sherratt and incumbent Karen Zaccor.
Alvarez is a research assistant professor at Northwestern University, Sherratt is an education consultant and Zaccor is a retired Chicago Public Schools teacher.
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Chicago Tribune
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Marathon Conditions Becoming Less Ideal as Climate Change Warms Race Days
Toward the middle of the day Sunday, as tens of thousands of runners race in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, temperatures are forecast to climb into the upper 60s to mid-70s.
It’s not the worst kind of weather for a long run. But it is unseasonably warm — the normal high for Oct. 11 is 65 degrees — and “it’s less than ideal,” said George Chiampas, chief medical and safety officer for the marathon since 2007 and an emergency physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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NBC Chicago
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When should You Get Screened for Breast Cancer? Some Steps Can Start Sooner Than You Might Think
Dr. Sonya Bhole, a breast radiologist at Northwestern Medicine in Evanston, said breast cancer is on the rise and shouldn’t be seen as a disease that only impacts people in their 40s and 50s.
“The American Cancer Society has found that the steepest incline is in women under 50, and that’s about 1.4% per year,” Bhloe said.
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Scientific American
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Scientists Might Finally Have Figured Out Why Weed Makes You Feel Paranoid
Whether you are smoking or eating it, marijuana can be relaxing—or it can cause feelings of anxiety, panic and paranoia. But despite the prevalence of these unnerving experiences—studies suggest frequent cannabis use is associated with higher odds of anxiety—scientists have little understanding as to why they occur.
“From a biological perspective, we really know almost nothing,” says Sachin Patel, a neuroscientist at Northwestern University.
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BBC
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How to Cut Your Dementia Risk: 7 Key Lessons from the World’s Most Important Studies
No one likes being lonely, but its effects might be more long-lasting than you think.
“It’s not abnormal for people to feel lonely in certain instances,” says Eileen Graham, associate professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University, Illinois. “You know, low points in a person’s life, such as after a breakup or something like that. These sorts of things aren’t particularly problematic.”
