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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WGN
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Northwestern Researchers Test Nanoparticle Treatment to Save Donor Livers
Roughly 18 to 20 percent of patients on the waiting list will get too sick, or they’ll die before they receive a transplant. Local researchers hope to solve that problem with a little help from nanoparticles.
“Compared to 10 to 15 years ago, most of the donors were in better shape. Now it’s not uncommon that we open, and we see the donor liver, and it’s fatty,” said Dr. Daniel Borja-Cacho, a transplant surgeon at Northwestern Medicine.
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Fox Chicago
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Spring Clock Ghange Linked to Higher Risk of Retinal Disease
A new study concludes that changing the clocks forward in the spring can increase the risk of serious eye diseases.
“Our study suggests gaining an hour of sleep may be protective against disease risk,” Dr. Rukhsana Mirza, a professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the study’s lead author, said. “Even one hour of change can impact a patient’s health, and perhaps patients who are reporting new symptoms in the period after a change in time, specifically in the spring, may warrant closer evaluation.”
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TODAY
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Doctor Warns Against Viral Hack Using These Over-the-Counter Drugs to Treat Menopause Hot Flashes
Hot flashes in menopause are caused by changes to the body’s temperature regulation systems, as TODAY.com explained previously.
That includes KNDy neurons, Dr. Lauren Streicher, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University, previously told TODAY.com. “One of the pathways that controls the KNDy neurons is estrogen,” she explained. “So, when you lose your estrogen, you lost that control factor.”
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WGN
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Black Coffee Can Lower Risk of Heart Conditions, American Heart Association Says
According to a new American Heart Association scientific statement, most adults can safely consume the equivalent of three to five cups of black coffee per day.
And there’s a health benefit to boost, says Dr. Marilyn Cornelis, a caffeine researcher and epidemiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who joined WGN’s Evening News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, to discuss.
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WGN
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Dr. Jim Adams: Why Do I Have to Use the Bathroom in the Middle of the Night?
Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss recent health headlines.
He addresses topics including why we wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom as we get older, how measles cases are set to surpass last year’s total, the one factor that leads to heart health decline in women, how the sheer number of choices we face day-to-day affects our stress levels, and more!
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CBS News Chicago
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Northwestern Study Finds Women with Long COVID Have More Symptoms Than Men
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
“We hope that our study will alert providers the importance of a timely diagnosis of long covid in women,” said Igor J. Koralnik, Chief of Neuro-infectious Disease and Global Neurology at Northwestern Medicine.
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Business Insider
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I’m a Gastroenterologist. Here’s How My Family Is Eating During the Cyclospora Outbreak.
Dr. Stephen Chang, a gastroenterologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, shares how his insights on how to stay safe amid the cyclospora outbreak.
“It’s important for everybody to remember that we actually have had outbreaks of cyclospora in the past. This is bigger than what we’ve seen before, but the numbers are still relatively low overall.”
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Chicago Tribune
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July Heat Wave Death Toll Up to 6, Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office Confirms
At least six people in Cook County are dead after successive heat waves blanketed the city in July, marking the area’s deadliest month for heat-related deaths in more than a decade, according to data from the medical examiner’s office.
“It’s very concerning,” said Sadiya Khan, a cardiologist at Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. “These are the six that we know of, but a lot of heat-related deaths don’t get labeled as heat deaths.”
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Women Suffer More Severe Neurologic Symptoms From Long COVID Than Men, Researchers Find
New research from Northwestern Medicine showed for the first time that women suffer more severe neurologic symptoms due to long COVID, such as brain fog and numbness, than men.
Dr. Igor Koralnik, who heads neuroinfectious diseases at Northwestern Medicine, was among those authoring the research. Their findings are significant, he said, because researchers knew more women were experiencing long COVID — they make up about two-thirds of Northwestern’s COVID clinic — but now they also know that women are more severely affected than men.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern Medicine Launches Primary Care Institute Backed by Major Donation
With the Robert Havey, MD, Institute for Primary Care, Northwestern Medicine seeks to expand access to primary care and grow the field of physicians who play as long-term, cost-effective overseers of patients’ care. The institute is meant to develop a nationally recognized, integrated primary care model that sets new global standards for patient care, Northwestern said in a press release.
“Primary care is the foundation of better health. It is where relationships begin, prevention takes root and care is coordinated across every stage of life,” Dr. Howard Chrisman, president and chief executive officer of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, said in a release.
