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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Chicago Tribune
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Illinois Medicaid Patients Can Wait More Than a Year for Critical Dental Care Due to Low Reimbursements
Recent cuts in federal Medicaid funding have led to reduced enrollment and will limit services statewide, said assistant professor Lindsay Allen, a health economist and policy researcher at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She said people will have to “raise a big stink” to further improve access to dental care, where regular checkups can avoid bigger problems down the line.
“Prevention is unbelievably cost-effective,” Allen said. “This is preventive healthcare and medically necessary surgery.”
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Fox News
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Big Medicare Change Slashes Weight-Loss Drug Costs for Eligible Seniors
One potential concern is that older patients tend to have more adverse effects to medication in general , according to Dr. Micah Eimer, a clinical assistant professor of cardiology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
“Specifically, in our research, older patients on blood pressure medications were more likely to experience hypotensive side effects, such as fainting and dizziness, after starting a GLP-1,” he said in a statement.
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WGN
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How Is the Heat Dome Affecting Your Mental Health?
Dr. Michael Ziffra, psychiatrist at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how extreme heat affects those who are neurodivergent and how hot weather affects stress and anxiety as a whole.
Whether someone is taking a medication or not, Dr. Ziffra stresses that we all have empathy for one another as we are all experiencing this heat together.
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Fox Chicago
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New Blood Test Makes Pancreatic Cancer Easier to Detect
A new blood test detects pancreatic cancer in 65% of patients, up from 17% with the previous test.
Northwestern Medicine Oncologist Dr. Akhil Chawla joins Good Day Chicago to discuss what it means for earlier detection.
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Chicago Tribune
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Lake County Feels the Heat as High Temperatures Continue: ‘Listen to Your body’
Lake County is roasting under its first major heatwave of the year, with temperatures expected to remain high — even by the lake — for several days until a potential storm breaks it later this week.
Victoria Weston, medical director for the Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care Centers and associate chief medical officer, said it’s the time of year for heat-related illnesses. Medical personnel were “anticipating and preparing” for this heatwave, since it’s the first for the year.
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Forbes
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What the $15 Billion Menopause Market Doesn’t Count
PwC put a number on the menopause market: $10 billion to $15 billion today, growing to $15 billion to $25 billion by 2030. Claire Love, the PwC Deals Strategy Principal who built the analysis, told me the number deliberately excludes three of menopause’s largest downstream consequences. Osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and genitourinary syndrome are not included.
Premature menopause increases long-term heart risk by 40%, according to a March 2026 study from the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Love called the cardiovascular story “more nuanced,” but insufficient research targeted specifically at women remains the constraint, not the absence of a market.
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The Hill
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Oral GLP-1 Pill Delivers Nearly 12 Percent Weight Loss in 36 Weeks
Patients taking the oral GLP-1 drug aleniglipron saw up to a 12 percent reduction in body weight after 36 weeks, according to researchers.
“The difference with aleniglipron is it’s a small molecule, meaning it’s chemically made and can be taken with or without food,” said Dr. Robert Kushner, a co-author of the study and a professor at Northwestern.
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WGN
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Staying Hydrated in the Heat with Dr. Santina Wheat
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update.
They discuss staying hydrated as the summer heat ramps up, point out issues with patients lying to their doctors, and take listener questions.
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CNN
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These 14 Products Make it Easier to Sleep While Sharing a Bed
You could try gel-infused memory foam bedding for added benefits. “Foam mattresses and gel mattresses or mattress toppings can help with comfort and regulate temperature,” Dr. Phyllis Zee, the chief of sleep medicine at Northwestern Medicine, said.
The gel foam topper is designed to enhance mattresses that feel too firm by adding a layer of plushness, and its open-cell construction helps with ventilation to prevent overheating.
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WGN
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Age Is Just a Number for 87-Year-Old Northwestern Medicine Transplant Recipient
Turns out age is just a number! That’s what a local 87-year-old learned when she needed a new kidney and her doctors went to bat for her.
For Sheila Perry’s care team, there wasn’t a shadow of doubt. “She is full of life,” Northwestern Medicine transplant surgeon Dr. Vinayak Rohan said. “She has so much energy, she walks two miles a day more than maybe I do.”
