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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Here’s What to Know About Kidney Transplants
Dr. John Friedewald, Nephrologist at Northwestern Medicine, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to educate the audience on kidney transplants. He addresses the issue of finding compatible donors, the finances behind giving or receiving a kidney, as well as why someone who even want to donate their organ in the first place. Later, Dr. Friedewald answers listener questions about transplants.
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Chicago Tribune
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How Extreme Heat Can Impact Your Heart
Dr. Alana Lewis, a cardiologist at Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, said extreme temperatures can also lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular events, like heart attacks, strokes and arrhythmias.
“Your heart’s having to essentially work harder,” she said. Lewis said heat can also worsen air quality, which contributes to cardiac stress. According to the Chicago Department of Public Health, the city had an average of three heat-related deaths per year from 2020 to 2024.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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How Safe Does Your Community Feel?
After a historic drop in crime in 2025, gun violence in Chicago is creeping back up so far this year, with an 8% increase in shootings compared to last year. That’s still below any other year in recent memory. Also, crime overall – like battery, robbery, murder and theft – is also down in 2026, compared to this time last year.
On today’s Say More, with guest Andrew Papachristos, professor of sociology at Northwestern University’s Institute for Policy Research, how does it feel in your neighborhood or town? And what will it take for Chicago to set a new normal for safety?
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WGN
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The Truth About Bee Stings 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 bee stings and whether you can develop an allergy to them, the importance of hydration, signs of testicular cancer, treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, and more.
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The New York Times
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It’s Still Going to Be Really Hot Tonight
Heat can be the enemy of good sleep, but there are steps you can take to cool down at the end of the day. You can place a cool, damp rag on your forehead and wear loose, thin pajamas. A lukewarm shower can also help lower your core body temperature.
Dr. Kelly Gill, a sleep medicine specialist at Northwestern Medicine, suggested keeping socks in the refrigerator or freezer and then putting them on at the end of the day.
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Chicago Tribune
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With One of Nation’s ‘Largest Pools of Geriatric Patients,’ Palos Hospital Focuses on Emergency Room Elder Care
On the heels of its first anniversary, a program designed to improve emergency care for older adults at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital has received Geriatric Emergency Department accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians.
The Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative program, or GEDI, “is part of a small but growing movement in improving emergency care for elders across the country and around the world,” said Dr. Scott Dresden, who has been director of the program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago since 2013.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Medicare Has Opened Access to GLP-1s for Millions
Millions of Medicare beneficiaries can now access GLP-1 weight-loss drugs for $50 a month — but experts warn the new federal program carries real risks for an older patient base that will require intense scrutiny by physicians, pharmacists and policymakers.
Even at the lower end of those estimates, the scale is significant, said Dr. Micah Eimer, a clinical assistant professor of cardiology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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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.
