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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NBC Chicago
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Given 6 Months to Live, Chicago Man Credits Second Opinion for Saving His Life
At 46 years old, Gerardo Rodriguez Salazar was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer and told it was terminal. Five years later, he is sharing his survival story alongside the doctor he credits with saving his life.
A friend told him about the GI cancer clinic where he met Dr. Gladys Rodriguez, a gastrointestinal oncologist and the director of the Hispanic Gastrointestinal Clinic at Northwestern Medicine, for a second opinion. “She changed my life,” Salazar said. “My life is 100 times better because of her.”
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WGN
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: What to Know About Russian Pneumonic Plague Case
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about how concerned we should be about a potential case of pneumonic plague in Russia after a laboratory worker who studied the disease died.
Dr. Kopin also talks about how long you should stay isolated if you have the flu, and to encourage everyone to get your influenza vaccine.
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ABC 7 Chicago
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South suburban Mother Celebrates Son’s First Birthday After 20 Miscarriages, Years of Pregnancy Loss
October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and for one southwest suburban family, the observance carries special meaning as they celebrate a milestone they once feared might never come.
“After sequential losses, it can be so emotionally devastating for people that many won’t try again because it’s just too hard,” said Dr. Susan Gerber of Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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WGN
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Dr. Sterling Elliott: How Could a Lethal Injection Fail?
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the best way to dispose of prescription drugs that people no longer need, why certain people have physical reactions to COVID and flu vaccines, and what happened during Christa Pike’s lethal injection.
Later, Dr. Elliott answers listener’s prescription drug questions.
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WGN
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Cold and Flu Season Is Fast Approaching – Make Sure You’re Up to Date on Your Vaccinations
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy for this week’s health update.
They give vaccination updates and answer listener questions.
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TIME
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Trump Is Promising Health Care Checks Before the Midterms. How Far Will They Go?
The distinction between a one-time payment and recurring costs is crucial, says Lindsay Allen, a health economist and policy researcher at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
“Getting $90 once doesn’t change anyone’s Medicare costs,” Allen says.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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‘All Heat-Related Deaths Are Preventable’ But in the Chicago Area 16 Died from Heat This Summer
Extreme heat was also found to be behind even more health issues like skin conditions and even traffic accidents, according to a Northwestern University study published this summer in Science Advances.
Dr. Abel Kho, professor of medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said their data and research could be used to create climate adaptive healthcare, in which electronic records could pinpoint who is most at risk during a heat wave so that they could take preventative measures.
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BBC
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EV Drivers Love Their Cars, But Some Passengers Feel Sick – This Could Be Why
research so far suggests some people experience more severe motion sickness in electric vehicles than in non-electric vehicles.
It’s something Dr. Nicholas Hac, a neurologist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago who specialises in dizziness and vertigo, has also heard from some of his patients. “They just notice that they’re much more likely or prone to be motion sick” in electric vehicles, he says.
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WGN
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Nerve-Sparing Mastectomy at Northwestern Medicine Helping Patients Retain Sensation
“I’m there to remove the breast tissue. I find those little nerve roots,” Dr. Heidi Memmel, a breast surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, said. Then plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Chad Teven takes over, using a special graft to rejoin the nerves.
“We’re looking at the connections between the arteries and the veins that provide blood flow to the tissue to keep it alive, and we’re also seeing a connection between a nerve from the transfer tissue to a nerve within the chest wall,” he said.
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US News & World Report
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The GLP-1 Hop: Are You Switching Weight Loss Medications Too Soon?
If you hit a plateau before reaching a goal weight determined by you and your care team, it may be worth reassessing your treatment plan. That could mean adjusting your dose or, in some cases, trying a different weight loss medication.
“Usually, when patients are meeting lifestyle goals, which is imperative, but plateau for two to three months, it’s fair to switch drugs or add on oral non-GLP-1 options,” says Dr. Nidhi Kansal, an obesity medicine physician at Northwestern Medicine.
