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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Crain’s Chicago Business
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An eye on shark spines
SCIENTIST USING ARGONNE X-RAY TO SEE INTO SHARK SPINES: What’s Northwestern Medicine scientist Stuart Stock doing with shark spines and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory? He’s looking deep into the strong, flexible and long-lasting vertebrae of sharks to see what it can tell us about our own, more fragile spinal system, according to a Northwestern Now article. Stock, a research professor of cell and developmental biology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, says he first became interested in the shark vertebrae three years ago after learning about a colleague’s experiment with the fish.
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The New York Times
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London Lab Advances Use of A.I. in Health Care, but Raises Privacy Concerns
“This perhaps points at the need to look into other data sources that may paint a more complete picture of the patient’s clinical reality,” said Dr. L. Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, a researcher at Northwestern University who was not involved in the DeepMind paper but is exploring similar technology. Because the system learns from the medical history of mostly male patients admitted to V.A. hospitals, it is also unclear how well the technology would work when used with patients outside that particular population.
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CNN
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Trial underway in US uses CRISPR gene-editing in people with severe sickle cell disease
“This is an extraordinary time” in the treatment of sickle cell disease, said Dr. Alexis Thompson, hematology section head at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, who is not involved in the trial. “It’s terribly exciting that there is so much attention on cutting-edge science and a condition that has lagged far behind many other medically important diseases.” The study aims to recruit up to 45 adults with severe sickle cell disease. Thompson said that many in the scientific community have been looking forward to the trial since it was posted in late 2018, though only Monday was a patient publicly identified in an interview with NPR.
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Chicago Tribune
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Northwestern hospital ranked among top 10 in the country, says U.S. News report
Northwestern Memorial Hospital is on a winning streak with U.S. News & World Report, which has again ranked the Chicago hospital as the best in Illinois and, this year, as one of the top 10 in the country. Northwestern was the only Illinois hospital to earn a spot on the publication’s national top 20 list. It is the eighth consecutive year Northwestern has taken the No. 1 spot in Illinois. In the state ranking, University of Chicago Medical Center ranked second and NorthShore University HealthSystem and Rush University Medical Center tied for third.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern, UChicago top list of best Illinois hospitals
“While these rankings are assigned to individual hospitals, this recognition reflects the relentless commitment, dedication and expertise of Northwestern Medicine’s physicians, nurses and staff across our health system who partner to provide our patients with world-class care each and every day while working to advance medicine and find tomorrow’s treatments,” Northwestern Memorial HealthCare President and CEO Dean M. Harrison said in a statement.
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The New York Times
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Postpartum Depression Can Be Dangerous. Here’s How to Recognize It and Seek Treatment.
“If symptoms last longer than two weeks or if the symptoms impair a woman’s ability to care for herself or her family, this goes beyond typical baby blues and she should seek help,” said Dr. Emily Miller, M.D., an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. If you fear you might hurt your baby or yourself and you are alone, call 911 or seek medical care immediately, including going to an emergency room if necessary, Dr. Miller said. If you do not think you will hurt your baby but cannot care for him or her, call a trusted family member or friend.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Lurie Children’s Hospital CEO retiring
Longtime Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago CEO Patrick Magoon is retiring, the hospital announced today. Magoon, 66, started at the hospital as an intern, working his way up to spend 22 of his 42 years there at the helm. He’ll be replaced by Dr. Thomas Shanley, who currently serves as chair of pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, as well as president and chief research officer at Lurie’s Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, according to a statement. Shanley will be selected to succeed Magoon by Lurie’s board at its annual meeting in December. Magoon will support the transition for one year starting Jan. 1.
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Chicago Tribune
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Commentary: Sudden unexpected infant death: An invisible killer
By NIA HEARD-GARRIS AND KYRAN QUINLAN In Chicago, the summer seems to shine a spotlight on the deaths in our city. Though gunshot fatalities in Chicago are down for the year, one summer weekend earlier this year was particularly violent, with 52 people shot, eight of them fatally, and another two people fatally stabbed. Yet in the news reports of deaths in Chicago, an invisible killer of babies is rarely included. SUID, or sudden unexpected infant death, claims about 44 lives per year here.
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HealthDay
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For Asthmatic Kids in Tough Neighborhoods, Family Is Key
It’s known that neighborhood environmental factors such as pollution and allergens can affect the wheezing and breathing children with asthma. But less has been known about the impact of social conditions such as family relationships. In this study, Northwestern University researchers looked at children with asthma who lived in different Chicago neighborhoods. “We found significant interactions between neighborhood conditions and family relationship quality predicting clinical asthma outcomes,” said lead author Edith Chen, a professor of psychology.
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CNN
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Testosterone can enhance libido in postmenopausal women, new research says
“Those of us from the sexual medicine world have been using testosterone for women off-label for a very long time, appreciating the fact that while there has been no FDA-approved testosterone for women, we have very good data to show that it is safe and it is effective in some women,” said Dr. Lauren Streicher, a clinical professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause in Chicago, who was not involved in the new paper.
