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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USA TODAY
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She Had 20 Miscarriages While Trying for a Baby. Now She’s Celebrating her Son’s First Birthday
Pregnancy loss is common, with between 10% and 20% of known pregnancies ending in miscarriage, according to Mayo Clinic, “but the actual number is likely higher.”
Dr. Susan Gerber, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist who worked with Haddad at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said family building decisions are incredibly personal and each patient she works with has different priorities when it comes to pregnancy.
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People
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After 20 Miscarriages, Mom Celebrates Son’s First Birthday: ‘I Couldn’t Give Up’
“My regular OB said, ‘I can’t help you anymore,’ “ Ranim recalls. She was referred to maternal fetal medicine specialist Dr. Susan Gerber at Northwestern Medicine.
Ranim underwent many of the same tests ordered by her OB, and Gerber saw nothing different. “Dr. Gerber told me, ‘I can help you get pregnant, but you have to be ready for anything to happen, because we can’t find anything wrong,’ ” Ranim recalls. “She said, ‘When you do get pregnant, all we can do is monitor you very, very closely.’”
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The Wall Street Journal
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The Next Frontier for Obesity Drugs Isn’t How Much Weight You Lose, but What Kind
For as long as drugmakers have been testing weight-loss drugs, the question has been: How much weight do people lose? Now it is changing to: What kind of weight are they losing?
“It’s going to take time to learn what data we should be tracking and focus on the right outcomes,” said Dr. Nidhi Kansal, an obesity medicine doctor at Northwestern Medicine. “We call them weight-loss drugs, but the goal medically is fat loss.”
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NBC Chicago
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Breast Cancer at 30: Woman Reveals Unexpected Symptom That Led to Diagnosis
A breast cancer diagnosis came as a complete shock to then-30-year-old Jessica Chiupka. She had no family history of the disease and was active and otherwise healthy.
“I think Jessica’s story is a good reminder that breast cancer isn’t just when you’re in your 40s and 50s. It’s on the rise,” said Dr. Sonya Bhole, a breast radiologist at Northwestern Medicine in Evanston. “The American Cancer Society has found that the steepest incline is in women under 50, and that’s about 1.4% per year.”
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WGN
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: Go Get Your Flu Shot Now
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the relationship between dementia and how long someone might live, the reaction some people get from the shingles vaccine, how the hospital is now starting to see flu patients, how long a flu shot lasts, and why it’s important to get your flu vaccine right now.
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WBEZ
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Would You Let Your Kids Play Tackle Football?
A 2005 autopsy of former Pittsburgh Steeler center Mike Webster sparked a national conversation about the risk of CTE and brain injury caused by hits to the head while playing football. By 2009, the number of kids enrolled in high school football began to decline.
Today on Say More, we speak with Dr. Kyle Marden, sports neurologist at Northwestern Medicine, and a representative from the Illinois High School Association about the risks and rewards of youth football.
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CBS News Chicago
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Radical Acceptance of What We Cannot Change
Things happen that we can’t control all the time, and if we stew on the resulting negative emotions, it can be harmful.
Dr. Jason Washburn, chief of psychology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, talks with Marie Saavedra about radical acceptance.
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Chicago Tribune
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Editorial: Ellen Sherratt for Chicago School Board in District 4A
This North Side district covers parts of neighborhoods like Lakeview, Edgewater, Uptown and North Center.
Also running is Northwestern University stem-cell researcher Angel Alvarez, 46, who has been an advocate within CPS for better serving students with disabilities.
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Chicago Tribune
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With Potential Federal 7-OH Ban Looming, Illinois Providers Prepare for Influx of Patients Seeking Treatment
It may be difficult in coming months to reach people who may be affected by a 7-OH ban, said Maryann Mason, a professor of emergency medicine at Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine and principal investigator for Illinois’ Statewide Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System.
“It’s just so much harder with these over-the-counter substances because there is no record of who’s using them and how to outreach to them,” Mason said.
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WGN
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Melanoma and the Importance of Regular Skin Screenings
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update.
They discuss melanoma and the need for regular skin checks by your dermatologist, the tragic story of Presley Gerber’s overdose at a rehab facility, and the difference between a cold, the flu, and Covid. As always Dr. Wheat answers listener texts and questions.
