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 Magazine
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The Truth About Common Digestive Health Fears
Rather than suggesting you have one of these inflammatory bowel diseases, it’s more likely that frequent diarrhea episodes stem from some type of food sensitivity, irritable bowel syndrome or medication side effects, says Dr. Shaham Mumtaz, a gastroenterologist at the Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group in the Chicago area.
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NBC News (National)
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Long Covid patients, in search of relief, turn to private company
That’s a red flag, said Dr. Marc Sala, a pulmonologist and critical care specialist who sees long Covid patients at Northwestern Medicine’s Comprehensive Covid-19 Center. A test can only be validated, he said, through using it on a diverse group of people — in other words, a large mix of people both with and without long Covid.
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NBC News
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Highly rated sunrise alarm clocks for gentle wakeups
“You don’t have that big adrenaline surge [like] when that alarm clock suddenly goes off,” noted Dr. Sabra Abbott, assistant professor of neurology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and board-certified sleep medicine doctor.
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ABC News (National)
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COVID-19 infections linked to brain damage, studies find
“There were two markers of brain damage, or rather a marker of direct damage to nerve cells and another marker that indicates there is increased inflammation in the central nervous system or brain itself,” said Dr. Barbara Hanson, a researcher at the Northwestern Medicine Neurology COVID-19 research lab, speaking at a Monday press conference.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Long COVID linked to symptoms of anxiety
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have identified both long-haulers with symptoms of anxiety and COVID patients hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial with encephalopathy, the most severe neurologic manifestation of COVID-19, showed evidence of neuron damage and brain inflammation.
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Chicago Tribune
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First it was pizza and nightly applause. Now, hospitals look at longer-term solutions to support exhausted health care workers
Being more open about scheduling is one way to give people some breathing room. Lurie Children’s Hospital associate chief medical officer Dr. Anne Boat said they have been trying to shift schedules and be more open to flexibility especially knowing how people are juggling child care challenges
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WebMD
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Antidepressants Often Ineffective During Pregnancy, in New Moms
“This is the first longitudinal data to show that many pregnant women report depression and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum, despite their choice to continue treatment with antidepressants,” said senior author Dr. Katherine Wisner. She directs the Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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Yahoo! News
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Biological clock shock? “Springing forward” may have drawbacks for heart health
Scientific research supports the idea that losing an hour of much needed sleep may negatively impact your heart and brain health. Donald Lloyd-Jones says the increase of heart disease and stroke during the daylight saving time change has something to do with the body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm.
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The New York Times
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The coronavirus invades cells in the penis and testicles of monkeys, researchers discover.
“The signal that jumped out at us was the complete spread through the male genital tract,” said Thomas Hope, the paper’s senior author and a professor of cell and developmental biology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “We had no idea we would find it there.”
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Reuters
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Texas investigating parents of transgender youth for child abuse
Brian Mustanski, director of the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing at Northwestern University School of Medicine, said that “contrary to what Governor Abbott claims, gender-affirming care for transgender people saves lives” by reducing the risks of depression and suicide.
