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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National Public Radio
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New clues to the biology of long COVID are starting to emerge
“That’s a signature or pattern which could be consistent with a low-level, but persistent, infection in the long-COVID syndrome patient,” says Dr. Igor Koralnik at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.
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MSN
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Here’s How Your Sleep Impacts Your Calorie Needs Throughout the Day
“Yes, sleep deprivation—even short term—can result in insulin and glucose imbalances,” says Kuljeet (Kelly) Gill, M.D., a sleep medicine specialist at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Lack of sleep can also affect how balanced cortisol and your thyroid hormones are.
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NBC News
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Is Covid’s winter surge already here? Experts warn the pandemic isn’t over
Dr. Sadiya Khan, an epidemiologist at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, agreed. “I remain hopeful with the approval of vaccines for 5- to 11-year-olds that we are heading into a safer holiday season than last year,” she said.
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CNBC
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Covid vaccine booster shots for all adults could be here by Thanksgiving — and new data says you should get one immediately
You should especially plan for a booster shot if you want to be indoors with other people during the winter months, or travel over the holidays, says Dr. Sadiya Khan, assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Chicago Tribune
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‘It’s important for everyone:’ Park Ridge and Niles parents share why they are vaccinating their children against COVID-19
For Dr. Marc Sala and his wife, Dr. Joanne Claveria, of Park Ridge, making an appointment for their 5-year-old son’s COVID-19 vaccine was a “cut and dry decision.” “As doctors, we have seen a lot of the fallout of COVID for children,” said Sala, a pulmonologist who practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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Chicago Tonight
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Pfizer Says COVID-19 Pill Cut Hospital, Death Risk by 90%
Dr. Irfan Hafiz, an infectious disease specialist and chief medical officer of Northwestern Medicine’s McHenry, Huntley and Woodstock hospitals, discusses both Pfizer and Merck’s pills to treat COVID-19 and more.
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HealthDay
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Another Study Suggests Too Much Fish Oil Could Trigger A-Fib
Specifically, people should strive for two weekly servings of fatty fish like salmon, trout or albacore tuna, said Van Horn, who is also a professor of nutrition at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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National Public Radio
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Some parents want to wait to vaccinate their kids. Here’s why doctors say do it now
“You can’t wait until millions and millions of doses are given before you decide, because this virus is going to take every opportunity it can to infect someone,” says Dr. Tina Tan, pediatrician and infectious disease specialist at Northwestern and Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern Investigates Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
A gene therapy that targets dopamine-releasing neurons substantially boosts the effectiveness of Parkinson’s disease drug levodopa in a preclinical study, Northwestern Medicine researchers said in a statement.
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Fox 32
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New Northwestern study on baldness provides new insight into root causes of hair loss
Rui Yi from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine explains how their new study is shedding light on primary causes of hair loss and balding.
