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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Protecting Mature Trees From Storms and Disease Can Reduce Chicago Deaths, Study Finds
Even a minuscule, 0.03% increase in Chicago’s tree canopy each year could save the lives of more than 100 residents citywide by offering relief from extreme heat, a recent study found.
“If we continuously strive to better that (canopy), that’s when you actually see an associated reduction in mortality,” said Harrison Garcia, a medical student at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine and lead author of the study, which was published Aug. 5 in the scientific journal GeoHealth.
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WGN
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What Do Your Cholesterol Numbers Actually Mean?
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 break down what your cholesterol numbers mean and what to monitor.
They also look ahead to flu season and determine the best time to get your shot, and discuss other threats to liver health beyond alcohol.
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Chicago Tribune
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Mokena Woman Loving Life After Repeated Battles With Rare Cancer
Doctors at Northwestern took a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing and treating the cancer. The team included medical, radiation and surgical oncologists, as well as pathologists and radiologists.
“You really have to have a full team who can diagnose it correctly,” said Dr. Yazan Numan, the medical oncologist/hematologist who has been treating Henneman. He said the team was also in touch with a hospital in Houston, Texas, about her cancer because they had her old tissue specimens.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern Researchers Home in on Why Rare Autoimmune Disease Recurs, Even After Surgery
Northwestern Medicine researchers may have uncovered a hidden driver of the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis, or MG, lurking in the thymus — a small organ vital to training immune cells in childhood, but potentially problematic in adulthood.
Dr. Ankit Bharat is the senior author of the study, chief of thoracic surgery and executive director of the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute. Myasthenia gravis occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the communication point between nerves and muscles, Northwestern Medicine said in a press release.
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Scientific American
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Popular Drug Metformin Transforms Your Gut Into a Sugar Sink
Researchers are finally learning the mechanism behind one of the most prescribed medicines in the U.S., primarily used to treat or prevent type 2 diabetes.
For their new study, Northwestern University mitochondrial biologist Navdeep Chandel and his team wanted to figure out how these two ideas fit together: that metformin both causes the gut to absorb more glucose and blocks mitochondria’s oxygen use.
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CNN
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The Disinfecting Mistake Many People Make at Home
Disinfectants have their place. Use when there’s a contagious illness in the house and after food preparation.
Yet people often reach for a germ killer first, not realizing it may be unnecessary or ineffective, said microbiologist Erica Hartmann, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, who studies how microbes and chemicals interact.
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Scientific American
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Science May Finally Have Made Up Its Mind About Coffee’s Health Benefits
In 2026 alone, studies across disciplines have found that coffee could reduce dementia risk, protect your liver and improve your gut microbiome.
According to geneticist Marilyn Cornelis, scientists are simply conducting research better. Cornelis, who studies the genetics of how we metabolize caffeine at Northwestern University, first became interested in the subject two decades ago because of how many “inconsistencies” the research had.
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WGN
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: mRNA Flu Vaccine Is Good for Public Health
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the FDA approving a new mRNA flu vaccine.
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Chicago-Area Shoppers Change Buying Habits Amid Recalls Tied to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
Some consumers say they are avoiding produce and changing their shopping habits as a series of recalls tied to foodborne illness outbreaks continues across the country.
Northwestern Medicine said it has seen a slight increase in salmonella and cyclospora cases and is urging people to monitor recall notices and wash produce thoroughly. Gastroenterologist Dr. Eugene Yen said people should watch for symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.
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USA TODAY
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Feeling Run Down? Everything You Need to Know About CKM Syndrome
Rather than existing in isolation, conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease often develop together, with each making the others more likely and more severe.
To better recognize such connections, doctors have recently introduced the term cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, which can take us “one step closer to understanding the root cause of all vascular disease … to prevent multiple conditions,” says Clyde Yancy, former president of the American Heart Association and chief of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
