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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Chicago Tribune
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Reports of abnormal periods after COVID-19 vaccinations prompt NIH to award funding to study potential link
The lack of information available about the potential period changes prior to when vaccinations began to be administered to the general public contributed to a fear that “didn’t need to be there,” said Nicole Woitowich, a research assistant professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, who added that it also led to a “gap of mistrust.”
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National Public Radio
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Crowded U.S. Jails Drove Millions Of COVID-19 Cases, A New Study Says
Such a substantial drop in the incarceration level could have been achieved by instituting alternatives to jail for nonviolent offenses, according to the researchers — Dr. Eric Reinhart of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Daniel Chen of the Toulouse School of Economics and the World Bank.
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Yahoo! News
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How to think about your immunity if you’re one of the nearly 39 million Americans who’ve had COVID-19
“For people who had mild or asymptomatic infections, their antibody response to vaccination is essentially the same as it is for people who have not been previously exposed,” Thomas McDade, the study’s lead author, said in a press release.
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U.S. News & World Report
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More Companies Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Employees, but Is It Enough to Make a Difference?
“Relying on individual institutions like we have relied on individual institutions, businesses and states to enforce a mask mandate, which we know is safe and effective and probably less intrusive than a vaccine, hasn’t worked,” says Sadiya Khan, an epidemiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Getting Healthy After Heart Attack Could Add Over 7 Years to Life
“I’m an enormous fan of cardiac rehab,” said Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, president of the American Heart Association. After a heart attack, he explained, people can be fearful about exercise, depressed, or feel like it’s “too late” to do anything about their cardiovascular health.
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Chicago Tribune
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With COVID-19 screening on the rise, here are 10 tips for taking at-home tests
“The advantage of (rapid antigen tests) is they are quick and easy to use and give a result right away,” said Elizabeth McNally, director of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Center for Genetic Medicine. “So if a person feels they had an exposure, these tests can be done at home and give a quick result.”
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NBC Chicago
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What Missouri schools learned the hard way about rapid Covid testing
“In the K-12 space, there really has not been that much testing,” said Dr. Tina Tan, a professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. “It really has been more that kids have symptoms screened before they’ve gone to school, and if they become symptomatic, then they’re tested.”
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Los Angeles Times
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How parents can keep their kids safe from COVID as they return to school
“Ventilation is critically important because it is clear that the virus is spread through respiratory droplets, even through ordinary activities such as talking and eating,” said Mercedes Carnethon, an epidemiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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The Washington Post
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‘I’m still not planning to get it’: FDA approval not swaying some vaccine holdouts
The sheer number of still-skeptical Americans — and their willingness to shift the goal posts on what might convince them — underscores that vaccination mandates are essential, said Robert Murphy, an infectious-disease physician and executive director of the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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HealthDay
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A Little Wine & Certain Foods Could Help Keep Blood Pressure Healthy
Overall, the study found, diversity in gut bacteria explained up to 15% of the link between those flavonoid-rich foods and lower blood pressure. Studies like this are helping researchers better understand exactly how diet affects health, according to Linda Van Horn, a volunteer expert with the American Heart Association (AHA).
