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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The New York Times
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Does Coconut Oil Deserve Its Health Halo?
To better understand how coconut oil behaves when ingested, I consulted two experts, Dr. Frank M. Sacks, nutrition and cardiovascular disease specialist at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Dr. Philip Greenland, professor of cardiology at the Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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TODAY
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How hopeful can we be about 2021? 7 infectious disease experts weigh in
“We are in the middle of a doom and gloom period. We’re at the highest rate of hospitalizations that we’ve had this entire pandemic, the highest rate of positivity, cities are out of ICU beds,” Dr. Michael Ison, an infectious disease specialist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, told TODAY. “You don’t need to look forward, we’re there and it’s pretty awful.” Ison warned that if significant mitigation measures aren’t put in place nationally, the number of cases and deaths will continue to rise.
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NBC News
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2020 was a year of desperation and darkness. Here’s how people around the world found hope.
“Maintaining hope is so essential during times like this,” said Dr. Joan Anzia, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “To take an active approach to dealing with a disaster, which is what we hope for — that people are going to find their way through it — they have to have a vision for the future.”
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TODAY
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Blood pressure should be taken in both arms, new study suggests
“It is likely that meaningful differences in blood pressure between the left and right arms indicates a narrowing of major arteries due to atherosclerosis (a build up of fats, cholesterol and more on the artery walls),” said study co-author Dr. Mary McDermott, a professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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TIME
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Why the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Caused a Widespread Existential Crisis
Quarantine also creates a perfect storm for making big decisions, says Jacqueline Gollan, a psychiatry professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine who studies decision making. Many people are stuck at home for most of their waking hours, watching one day bleed into the next. When it feels like nothing noteworthy is going on, people may try to make things happen.
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TODAY
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Blood pressure should be taken in both arms, new study suggests
“It is likely that meaningful differences in blood pressure between the left and right arms indicates a narrowing of major arteries due to atherosclerosis (a build up of fats, cholesterol and more on the artery walls),” said study co-author Dr. Mary McDermott, a professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune
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COVID-19 Q&A: Am I eligible to get the vaccine if I’m out of state? When will vaccine testing begin for those 16 and younger? Coronavirus questions answered.
According to Dr. Kevin Most, a board-certified physician in family medicine and chief medical officer and senior vice president for medical affairs at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, the issue is going to hinge on whether the reader has a physician who will identify her as being high risk.
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TODAY
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I’m pregnant. Should I get the COVID-19 vaccine?
On the other hand, for people who are able to work from home and isolate, “maybe the risk-benefit decision favors waiting until we have a little bit more data,” Dr. Emily Miller, an OB-GYN at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, told TODAY.
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Being Alone For The Holidays Provides Time To ‘Reflect On What It Means To Be Human’
Doctor Inger E. Burnett-Zeigler, a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University, said the holidays can be stressful in a normal year, but now there’s the added stress of uncertainty and health risks. “People are really having a hard time with being isolated and not being able to physically see their family and their friends,” Burnett-Zeigler said.
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Chicago Tribune
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Comings and Goings: Palos Health to join Northwestern Medicine, open new office building in Mokena
Palos Health announced last week it will join Northwestern Medicine on Jan 1. Earlier this year, the governing boards for both organizations approved the merger and definitive agreement. All regulatory approvals have now been received.
