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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ABC News
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Newly approved drug heralded as ‘game changer’ in the growing national obesity crisis
“We don’t use those terms lightly,” Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine professor Dr. Robert F. Kushner, an obesity medicine specialist and trial investigator for the drug, told ABC News. “I’ve been involved in the field for 40 years. The reason we think that way, it results in amount of weight loss of an average of 15% or more, which we have not seen before.”
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The New York Times
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Medical Journals Blind to Racism as Health Crisis, Critics Say
Dr. Melissa Simon is director of the Center for Health Equity Information at Northwestern University and a member of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, an expert panel that advises doctors on best practices. She recalled many unpleasant interactions with JAMA staff, including being talked over on podcasts. “I’m actually glad that they showed their biases to the world, because many of us have experienced these biases with JAMA for a while now,” she said.
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Chicago Tribune
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For Black moms facing postpartum depression, virtual visits and a Chicago-made app can help: ‘I actually thought that was just something white people go through’
“We know that there are lots of barriers to women accessing traditional mental health services,” said Darius Tandon, associate professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Language barriers, stigma around seeing a mental health provider and lack of availability of mental health providers, Tandon said, are why programs like Mothers & Babies offer intervention through home visits.
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MSN
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6 Things to Know About the Tdap Vaccine in Pregnancy
“Vaccination is important at any age because immunity is not lifelong,” says Tina Q. Tan, MD, a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics. “Even if you get the disease, you don’t always develop great immunity.”
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U.S. News & World Report
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Heart Palpitations After Eating: When to Be Concerned and Foods to Avoid
Heart palpitations can sometimes happen after eating. “When you eat, the body increases blood flow to the digestive system, which can lead to an increase in heart rate,” says Dr. Allison Zielinski, a cardiologist and co-director of the sports cardiology program at Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute in Chicago.
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CNN
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Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta Podcast – Interview with Clyde Yancy
Heart disease remains the most common cause of death in the United States, and yet it is largely preventable. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta shares his own family history of heart disease and talks with cardiologist Dr. Clyde Yancy about what we can do to keep our hearts healthy, even if our genes make us more disposed to heart issues.
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The Washington Post
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Your ability to focus may be limited to 4 or 5 hours a day. Here’s how to make the most of them.
There are also differences in how we manage our emotions, something most workers have had to deal with during the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve all been under a lot of stress and anxiety for the past year,” said Borna Bonakdarpour, a behavioral neurologist and assistant professor of neurology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “That, by itself, affects our focus.”
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The New York Times
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A Vaccine Side Effect Leaves Women Wondering: Why Isn’t the Pill Safer?
The torrent of fury online was familiar to experts in women’s health. “They should be angry — women’s health just does not get equal attention,” said Dr. Eve Feinberg, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at Northwestern University. “There’s a huge sex bias in all of medicine.”
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WTTW News
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Local Doctors Question Move to Drop Mask Mandate for Fully Vaccinated People
“It’s too soon. We need to wait a little bit longer,” said Dr. Melissa Simon, vice chair of research at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. “It’s not [a] health equity approach, which our leaders in CDC and across the country promised they would use a health equity lens, and this is not.”
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NBC Nightly News
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Doctor starts program to close the gap for Black organ transplant patients
Studies show that 26 percent of Black patients waiting for an organ receive one and the number is nearly double for white patients. Dr. Dinee Simpson is one of 10 Black, female transplant surgeons practicing in the U.S. She started the first and only program in the country that helps African Americans receive organs.
