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 Washington Post
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Why Women Should Be Talking to Cardiologists About Their Periods
Just as important, cardiologists need to ask women about their reproductive histories. Sadiya Khan, another co-author of the new guidance and a cardiologist at Northwestern University, said this represents a major shift in patients’ expectations.
Many women may question why they should talk about their periods to a cardiologist. The reason is that menstrual patterns, including how regular periods are and at what age they begin and end, reflect hormonal health and are therefore a “vital sign” of cardiovascular risks, Khan said.
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TIME
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How to Relieve Sciatica Pain—and What Makes It Worse
Several short walks throughout the day can be more manageable than one long outing. The goal is to stay active without repeatedly setting off the pain.
Dr. Wellington Hsu, a spine surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, also suggests considering low-impact aerobic activity, such as using an elliptical, if it feels comfortable. Running and jumping can be harder to tolerate during a flare.
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TIME
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Inside the Troubling Rise of TeleICUs
Experts say that while teleICUs can be useful in providing care, many hospitals don’t use them effectively and instead use them primarily to cut costs.
ICUs on their own don’t generally bring in a lot of revenue for hospitals, says Dr. Nandita Nadig, an associate professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and a critical care doctor. But some hospitals that have other specialties that may bring in revenue, like a stroke center or a surgeon who performs bypass surgery, are required to have ICUs if they want to have those specialties, she says.
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BBC
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These Two Simple Numbers Can Predict Your Heart Disease Risk
In 2025, researchers at Northwestern University found a way to combine two frequently measured health metrics in a way that tells us something deeper about everyday fitness and long-term health risks.
“We found out that your [DHRPS measurement] actually correlates better with type 2 diabetes, heart failure, myocardial infarction and heart attack,” says Flynn Chen, Thoracic Surgery resident physician at Feinberg School of Medicine and lead author of the paper. “And it’s much better than just heart rate or step count alone.”
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US News & World Report
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Experimental Weight-Loss Drug Eased Knee Pain Among Arthritis Sufferers, Clinical Trials Show
People on retatrutide lost an average 20% to 25% of their initial body weight, lowering the amount of stress that everyday movement places on their knees, researchers said.
“The findings are really saying for people who are overweight and have osteoarthritis, if you lose a significant amount of weight with this treatment, there is a good chance that you’re going to get a meaningful reduction in your knee pain,” lead researcher Dr. Thomas Schnitzer said in a news release. He’s a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, anesthesiology and medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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Fox Chicago
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FDA Warns of Rare Eye Condition Linked to Some GLP-1 Medications
Northwestern Medicine ophthalmologist Dr. Manjot Gill explains what the rare condition is, symptoms to watch for and what patients taking GLP-1 medications should know about the FDA’s new warning.
“This is referred to as non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, and it essentially is a stroke to the optic nerve, which is the cable that carries information to and from the eye,” said Gill.
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TIME
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Weight-Loss Drugs May Help Sleep Apnea and Arthritis
While weight and arthritis pain are correlated, “the mechanism of what causes the pain is poorly understood,” says Dr. Thomas Schnitzer, professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, anesthesiology, and medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and one of the co-authors of the study.
Excess weight can contribute to arthritis in the joints in several ways. One is physical: extra weight places a heavier load on joints and can lead to wearing of the joints and pain. Another is more metabolic: fat cells can produce inflammatory factors that can cause pain in joints.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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As Gaps Widen, Community Health Centers Double Down on Chicago
This past June, Northwestern Medicine’s John & Kathy Schreiber Community Health Institute launched “a system-wide initiative designed to strengthen community health by addressing health disparities, expanding access to care, improving care navigation, supporting community-based healthcare providers, and investing in workforce development,” says Dr. Dinee Simpson, chief health equity executive at Northwestern Medicine.
Northwestern’s community health institute is getting set to launch a comprehensive care navigation hub in early 2027, aimed at serving uninsured and underinsured patients in need of community resources and a medical home.
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The Washington Post
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FDA Tells GLP-1 Makers to Warn of Potential Vision Loss Side Effect
Manjot Gill, a professor of ophthalmology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said that while some data shows an association between GLP-1 use and NAION cases, studies are inconclusive and the absolute risk of a patient developing the condition is still very low.
“This is still a very exceedingly rare condition affecting maybe six in 100,000 patients,” Gill said.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern Researchers Find Lilly’s New Weight-Loss Drug May Improve Bad Knees
Northwestern University researchers are studying whether an experimental Eli Lilly weight-loss drug can treat knee osteoarthritis in phase 3 trials with the drugmaker.
“The findings are really saying for people who are overweight and have OA, if you lose a significant amount of weight with this treatment, there is a good chance that you’re going to get a meaningful reduction in your knee pain,” corresponding author Dr. Thomas Schnitzer, professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, anesthesiology and medicine (rheumatology) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in the release.
