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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TODAY
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Pelvic floor disorder affects 1 in 3 women: 5 things you need to know
Most women have heard of the Kegel, a toning exercise that involves raising and tightening the pelvic floor, that everyone from OB-GYNs to Pilates instructors have called the path to pelvic floor health since the 1940s… Dr. Kimberly Kenton, director of the Women’s Integrated Pelvic Health Program at Northwestern Medicine, said she never recommends strengthening exercises until women have had their pelvic floor muscles evaluated by a professional.
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NBC
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7 Ways to Actually Get to Bed an Hour Earlier
Not getting enough sleep or getting poor quality sleep is associated with a lot of negative outcomes, Phyllis Zee , MD, PhD, Chief of Sleep Medicine in the Department of Neurology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, told NBC News BETTER. The bottom line, she says: “If you want to enjoy healthy aging get sufficient sleep and at the right time.”
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Chicago Tribune
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5 things you might not want to do to your vagina
“Douching is one of those things we have been trying to get out of women’s sort of ideas about hygiene for a long time,” said Dr. Angela Chaudhari , an obstetrician-gynecologist at Northwestern Medicine. “We actually do think douching is harmful.”
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Chicago Tribune
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Doctor depression, suicide slowly coming out of shadows
Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine last year tapped a psychiatrist to launch a confidential, 24-hour hotline solely for residents and fellows at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. A hospital-wide peer support program also is in the works, said Dr. Joan Anzia , residency program director for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Anzia said doctors often experience that “secondary trauma,” but instead of talking about it, “you tough it out. You don’t share with others when you don’t feel adequate. … It’s a culture of medicine of needing to be the team leader, of not showing vulnerability, of having to be strong for the patient and the team.
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Chicago Tribune
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Vegan bloggers say their diets can stop menstrual ‘toxins,’ and doctors aren’t pleased
There is no scientific basis to the idea that a period indicates the body is shedding toxins, Lauren Streicher , associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, told Shape magazine. “A menstrual cycle is natural the purpose of it is to achieve a pregnancy. That’s it. Period,” Streicher said.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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All-female NU research team’s breakthrough: 3-D printed ovary
An all-female team of researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering has managed to use a 3-D printer to create a fully functioning prosthetic ovary in mice. The artificial organ has the potential to change the way human infertility is treated. Featuring Teresa K. Woodruff and Dr. Monica Loranda
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U.S. News & World Report
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Mouse Gives Birth to Pups Using 3-D Printed Ovary
In another step forward in the world of 3-D printed tissues, U.S. scientists report they’ve created a “bioprosthetic” ovary in a mouse using the technology — and the mouse has given birth to healthy pups. “These bioprosthetic ovaries have long-term, durable function,” said researcher Teresa K. Woodruff , of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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WebMD
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Mouse Gives Birth to Pups Using 3-D Printed Ovary
In another step forward in the world of 3-D printed tissues, U.S. scientists report they’ve created a “bioprosthetic” ovary in a mouse using the technology — and the mouse has given birth to healthy pups. “These bioprosthetic ovaries have long-term, durable function,” said researcher Teresa K. Woodruff , of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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CBS News
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Mouse Gives Birth to Pups Using 3-D Printed Ovary
In another step forward in the world of 3-D printed tissues, U.S. scientists report they’ve created a “bioprosthetic” ovary in a mouse using the technology — and the mouse has given birth to healthy pups. “These bioprosthetic ovaries have long-term, durable function,” said researcher Teresa K. Woodruff , of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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HealthDay
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Mouse Gives Birth to Pups Using 3-D Printed Ovary
In another step forward in the world of 3-D printed tissues, U.S. scientists report they’ve created a “bioprosthetic” ovary in a mouse using the technology — and the mouse has given birth to healthy pups. “These bioprosthetic ovaries have long-term, durable function,” said researcher Teresa K. Woodruff , of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
