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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US News & World Report
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Taking GLP-1s While On BP Meds May Up Your Risk Of Dizzy Spells, Fainting
A new Northwestern Medicine study tracked more than 42,000 adults who started semaglutide, tirzepatide or liraglutide while taking multiple blood pressure drugs. The authors tracked hypotensive episodes, including dizziness, fainting, falls, low blood pressure diagnoses and very low blood pressure readings.
“I’m a big proponent of GLP-1s, they are huge. I’m just saying, let’s watch out for hypotensive events in select patients because I think there’s the potential to do harm,” senior study author Dr. Micah Eimer, clinical assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a news release.
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WGN
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Chat GPT Told Me I Have What?
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 concerns about AI chatbots providing medical assistance and earbuds causing ear infections, and they take listener questions.
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CBS News
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A Mom’s Stage IV Cancer Had No Symptoms. An Innovative Surgery Saved Her Life.
Continuing to treat the tumors on her liver with chemotherapy alone would leave Piccoli with only about a 10% chance of surviving more than five years, according to Dr. Zachary Dietch, a transplant surgeon at Northwestern Medicine.
But recent data out of Europe showed that some patients who have the cancerous part of their colon removed and receive a liver transplant can see five-year survival rates jump to as high as 80%, according to Dr. Satish Nadig, director of Northwestern’s Comprehensive Transplant Center in Chicago.
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CNN
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About One-Third of Adults Misunderstand Medical Directions
New research suggests that misunderstandings and mistakes when it comes to health information and medication instructions are widespread.
People wanted to get their prescription information right and do the best they could for their health, but fostering health literacy can be difficult when doctors’ visits are short and the information may not be written in a straightforward way, said senior study author Dr. Michael Wolf, professor of medicine and director of Northwestern’s Center for Applied Health Research on Aging.
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US News & World Report
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Retro Video Game Aids Stroke Recovery, Improves Arm Function
A customized throwback video game might help stroke survivors regain arm function, a new study says.
“Here we’re doing something different,” said senior researcher Dr. Marc Slutzky, a professor of neurology and neuroscience at Northwestern University in Chicago. “We’re treating the impairment directly and measuring how much the actual arm improved in addition to performing certain functions. We found our conditioning really caused their improvement.”
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WGN
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Vaccine Could Prevent Melanoma From Returning
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the death of Bulls legend Stacey King, a new study that shows flu medications have the potential to reduce cognitive decline as well as premature aging in people living with HIV, and an experimental vaccine from Moderna and Merck showing promise in keeping deadly skin cancer from returning for years.
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The New York Times
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F.D.A. Clears Sunscreen Ingredient Long Used in Europe and Asia
The Food and Drug Administration cleared a new ingredient for sunscreens on Tuesday, paving the way for American companies to begin using a compound that has long been a part of popular sunscreens in Europe and Asia. The ingredient, bemotrizinol, works by blocking ultraviolet radiation.
Bemotrizinol is also better for sensitive skin than some other sunscreen ingredients are, with a lower risk of causing irritation, said Dr. Victor Quan, an assistant professor of dermatology at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.
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CNN
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Childhood Egg Allergies Fall as Early Introduction Becomes More Common
After the drastic change in guidance to no longer keep allergenic foods away from babies until 1 to 3 years of age and instead introduce them by 6 months of age, the prevalence of egg allergy among children fell by more than 17% in a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
The new study’s finding that more people introduced egg to their baby by six months after the guidance changed reveals how updated guidelines can “truly have an impact,” said Dr. Elizabeth Lippner, an attending physician in the division of allergy and immunology at Lurie’s Children’s Hospital of Chicago, who was not involved in the study.
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The Guardian
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How Do I Know When I’ve Hit Perimenopause?
If your symptoms are pretty typical and you’re over 45, that’s usually enough data for a clinician to make a diagnosis.
Estrogen tests exist, but an abnormal result isn’t that informative, says Lauren Streicher, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and menopause researcher, at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The tests are accurate, but estrogen levels fluctuate wildly during perimenopause. If the level is normal, you might just be catching an upswing or the beginning of a crash – and a low level could also be normal at various times in a person’s life.
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WGN
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Dr. Santina Wheat With the Latest Vaccine Updates
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update. Dr. Wheat gives an update on the Ebola outbreak, highlights why we’re seeing an increase in tetanus cases, and takes listener questions.
