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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U.S. News & World Report
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How Long Can I Expect a COVID-19 Illness to Last?
Dr. Khalilah Gates, a Chicago lung specialist, said many of her hospitalized COVID-19 patients still have coughing episodes, breathing difficulties and fatigue three to four months after infection. She said it’s hard to predict exactly when COVID-19 patients will return to feeling well. “The unsettling part of all this is we don’t have all the answers,” said Gates, an assistant professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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The New York Times
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For Pregnant Women, a Push to Head Off Depression Before It Starts
Developed in the early 2000s by psychologists at the University of California, San Francisco, the program is now available in more than 20 American states and has been piloted in Kenya and Tanzania as well. Its organizers “like to think of Mothers and Babies as having a two-generation impact that improves the health and well-being of both mother and child,” said Darius Tandon, an associate professor and director of the Mothers and Babies Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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Chicago Tonight
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Northwestern Study: 20% of Chicagoans May Have Had COVID-19
Far more Chicagoans may have been infected by COVID-19 than previously thought. We discuss the preliminary findings of a new study with Dr. Elizabeth McNally of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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The New York Times
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‘I Feel Like I Have Dementia’: Brain Fog Plagues Covid Survivors
“There are thousands of people who have that,” said Dr. Igor Koralnik, chief of neuro-infectious disease at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, who has already seen hundreds of survivors at a post-Covid clinic he leads. “The impact on the work force that’s affected is going to be significant.
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Chicago Tribune
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Researchers surprised: 20% of Chicagoans in blood-test study came up positive for coronavirus antibodies
That 20% infection rate is higher than the scientists anticipated based on earlier research, said Dr. Elizabeth McNally, director of the Center for Genetic Medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. One study by other Northwestern researchers tested hospital workers from across the Chicago region and found antibodies in less than 5%.
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USA Today
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Is 6 feet really a safe distance? Should I go to a bar? There are still many questions about COVID-19
“Under certain conditions, particularly indoors and in areas with poor airflow around unmasked people infected with COVID-19, the virus can be transmitted via an airborne route via so-called aerosols (very fine particles suspended in air),’’ said Dr. Benjamin Singer, pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. “These particles can hang in the air and transmit over distances greater than six feet.’’
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The New York Times
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After a Hospital Stay for Covid, Patients May Face Months of Rehabilitation
A study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia this month found that nerve injuries were common among patients on ventilators because they are frequently placed face down in their hospital beds. This practice, called “proning,” improves their breathing and can be lifesaving. But it can also compress nerves in the shoulders, legs and other limbs, increasing the odds of a disability. “It’s one of the more severe and substantial neurological problems that people can experience from Covid-19,” said the lead author of the study, Dr. Colin Franz, an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and neurology at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Fox News
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Over 80% of hospitalized coronavirus patients experience neurological symptoms, study finds
While respiratory issues are a well-documented symptom of coronavirus, researchers have found that over 80% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience some type of neurological manifestation as well. In examining 509 patients admitted to a Chicago hospital network, researchers found that 419 of them presented a neurological issue at some point during the course of their COVID-19 infection.
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ABC 7
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COVID-19 study finds 82% of hospitalized patients experience neurological symptoms, Northwestern says
A COVID-19 study conducted by Northwestern Medicine shows 82 percent of patients hospitalized with coronavirus experience neurological symptoms during the course of the disease. The study looked at 509 COVID-19 patients at Northwestern Medicine hospitals in the Chicago area.
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The New York Times
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Use of Dexamethasone to Treat Trump Suggests Severe Covid-19, Experts Say
Any patient who has experienced low oxygen levels, or hypoxemia, must be closely watched, said Dr. Michelle Prickett, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. “It’s hard to feel confident early that things are going to turn around, especially in the presence of hypoxemia early on,” she said.
