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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Dr. Victoria Weston: What Vaccines Should We Get this Fall?
Dr. Victoria Weston, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care, joins John Williams to talk about Moderna and Merck saying an experimental vaccine prevented the return and spread of cancer in high-risk melanoma patients, a new weight loss drug that may burn fat without muscle loss, and what we should know about flu and COVID shots this fall.
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NBC Chicago
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Illinois Expanded IVF Coverage in 2026, and Here’s What to Know
In 2026, Illinois expanded its infertility insurance coverage mandate, requiring group health plans that include pregnancy benefits to cover infertility treatments, regardless of employer size.
“Illinois has a really progressive mandate,” said Dr. Emily Jungheim, a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a reproductive endocrinologist at Northwestern Medicine. Illinois’ fertility mandate is now one of the strongest in the country, which Jungheim calls “game changing.”
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Forbes
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A Silicon Valley Startup Aims To Fill A Battery Supply Chain Gap
Chad Mirkin, director of Northwestern University’s International Institute for Nanotechnology, on using AI to create a “megalibrary” of advanced materials:
“For the last decade, we’ve been developing tools that allow you to synthesize materials faster than has ever been contemplated before. And I mean everything, everything in the periodic table.”
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NBC Chicago
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School Just Started, So Why Is My Kid Already Sick? These 4 Illnesses Are Surging
A pediatrician at Northwestern Medicine calls this the “in between” season, but says, in addition to common coughs and colds, four illnesses are surging right now: G-I bugs; hand, foot and mouth disease; strep throat; and mono.
“Why is my child already sick? Because they’re exposed to so many kids suddenly,” said . “They’re sharing classrooms, crayons, pencils, coat racks, water bottles, all sorts of stuff. So, germs spread by contact.”
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WGN
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Dr. Santina Wheat on the Experimental Melanoma Vaccine
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 the experimental melanoma vaccine and its effects, and take listener questions.
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US News & World Report
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GLP-1s and Reproductive Health: What to Know About “Ozempic Babies,” Fertility and Birth Control
For patients taking tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) who rely on oral contraceptives, the Food and Drug Administration recommends switching to a nonoral birth control method or using a backup barrier method like condoms.
“The backup method should be used for the first four weeks of tirzepatide use and then for the four weeks after any dose increase,” says Dr. Jacqueline Hairston, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Northwestern Medicine.
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TIME
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What Ovaries Reveal About the Secret Ways Women Age
“Pretty much every organ system you can think of is touched by the ovaries,” says Francesca Duncan, a reproductive biologist at Northwestern University and Buck Institute for Research on Aging.
Duncan is among a handful of pioneering scientists who have uncovered just how important the ovaries are to health, and who are now using that knowledge to find ways to help not just women, but everyone, live longer and healthier lives.
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Fox News
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Cancer Vaccine Prevents Deadly Melanoma From Returning or Spreading in Landmark Trial
An experimental skin cancer vaccine significantly reduced the risk of melanoma returning or spreading in a late-stage clinical trial from Merck and Moderna.
Dr. Murad Alam, vice chair of dermatology at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, noted that not all melanomas are the same. “They’re slightly different in every patient, which is why traditional chemotherapies often stop working or don’t work in a particular patient,” he told Fox News Digital.
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WGN
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Dr. Sterling Elliott: Does Grapefruit Interfere with Medications?
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss whether grapefruit interferes with prescription medications and other pharmaceutical questions from listeners.
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WGN
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: Cases of Cyclosporiasis Are Slowing Down
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the small uptick in COVID cases, how concerned we should be about the cyclospora outbreak, if the BRAT diet is still good for treating a stomach bug, and a new study that shows belly fat may be a better predictor of heart disease risk than BMI.
Dr. Kopin also answers your medical questions.
