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 Wall Street Journal
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New Guidelines for Treating High Cholesterol Take a Personal Approach
“Risk is more of a process than a calculation,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair of the department of preventive medicine at Northwestern University and a member of the panel that wrote the guidelines. “We can help personalize the decision.” Nearly one in every three American adults has high levels of LDL, the AHA says, which contributes to buildup of fatty plaque and narrowing of the arteries. Research shows that people with LDL of 100 or lower have lower rates of heart disease and stroke, according to the AHA.
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Los Angeles Times
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With better drugs for high cholesterol, doctors become more ambitious with their treatment goals
In patients whose risk for having a heart attack or stroke in the coming decade puts them on the bubble for starting medication, a coronary artery scan can serve as a “tiebreaker,” said Dr. Neil J. Stone of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, who helped draft the new guidelines. Stone, who also worked on the 2013 recommendations, touted the new guidelines’ focus on “shared decision-making” between patients and their doctors, in which they jointly consider the pros and cons of cholesterol-lowering treatments.
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HealthDay
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AHA: Traumatic Childhood Could Increase Heart Disease Risk in Adulthood
Children who grow up in distressing or traumatic environments are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke by the time they reach middle age, according to a new study. While previous research has found links between adverse childhood experiences and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adulthood, the new study explored whether exposure to those difficult conditions led to actual heart-related events. “What we found was that people who are exposed to the highest levels of childhood family environment adversity are at significantly increased risk for heart disease like heart attack and stroke,” said Jacob Pierce, the study’s lead author and a medical student who is studying for a master’s degree in public health at Northwestern University in Illinois.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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The ‘Koosh ball’ that can cure
His product is a “spherical nucleic acid,” or “SNA construct” for short. It’s a configuration of DNA arranged around a nanoparticle, which the 37-year-old CEO says “looks like a Koosh ball.” This unique 3D design has the ability to infiltrate a sick cell to correct the genes inside and make it healthy—or kill it. Giljohann discovered the phenomenon in 2006 with his Northwestern University graduate school classmates in the lab of Chad Mirkin, an industry leader in science and entrepreneurship who is also a co-founder of Exicure. “It’s a major, major discovery,” says Mirkin. “One that will really change the course of pharmaceutical development.”
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Chicago Tribune
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Illinois hospitals improve in patient safety, though two get F’s in new report
“We’re really excited that Illinois is moving up the ranks and we’re taking this seriously,” said Cheryl Larson, president and CEO of the Midwest Business Group on Health, which works with Leapfrog in Illinois each year.
At least six Illinois hospitals earned A’s for the last five years in a row: University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago; Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora; Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield; Elmhurst Hospital; OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington; and OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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NorthShore hospitals’ patient safety grades improve, Rush falters
“These safety grades reflect the incredible work that is being done through our multi-year journey to establish NorthShore as a top performer nationally in the area of quality and patient safety,” health system President and CEO J.P. Gallagher said in a statement. “We’re making significant investments to elevate our quality, expand our reach and deliver exceptional experiences to our patients.”[…]Thirteen Illinois hospitals have received A grades for the past three years:[…]Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital (Winfield)
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Reuters
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Benefit of low-salt diet for heart failure uncertain
But the results still don’t mean doctors and patients should abandon recommendations to cut back on salt, said Dr. Clyde Yancy of the Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “I am certain that there will be those who declare, `Hallelujah! I can have a big bag of potato chips tonight!’ but don’t do it,” Yancy, author of an accompanying editorial, said by email. “The consequences will be the same as before, you will become ill.”
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National Public Radio
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We Just ‘Fell Back’ An Hour. Here Are Tips To Stay Healthy During Dark Days Ahead
“You might not think that a one hour change is a lot,” says Fred Turek, who directs the Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology at Northwestern University. “But it turns out that the master clock in our brain is pretty hard-wired, ” Turek explains. It’s synchronized to the 24 hour light/dark cycle. Daylight is a primary cue to reset the body’s clock each day. So, if daylight comes an hour earlier — as it will for many of us this weekend — it throws us off. “The internal clock has to catch up, and it takes a day or two to adjust to the new time,” Turek says.
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National Public Radio
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We Just ‘Fell Back’ An Hour. Here Are Tips To Stay Healthy During Dark Days Ahead
Chudow is set to present his research at an American Heart Association conference this week. The findings are preliminary, but they give insight into just how sensitive our bodies can be to time. Fred Turek is director of the Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology at Northwestern University. I asked him what’s happening in our bodies and brains as we adjust to the time change.
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CBS News
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More deaths seen with less-invasive cervical cancer surgery
In light of the results, the researchers say it is no longer appropriate for doctors to perform laparoscopic surgery to treat cervical cancer. “At this point, we would recommend only using open surgery to perform a radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer,” co-senior author Dr. Shohreh Shahabi, chief of gynecologic oncology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Northwestern Medicine physician, said in a statement.
