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. 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.
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WGN
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‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’: National Cancer Survivors Day Celebrated in Grant Park
In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day, thousands gathered in Grant Park to celebrate those who have beaten cancer and offer hope to others still battling the disease.
“The reason we have more survivors is because we have more cancer research that gets new treatments and that’s the way to beat this disease,” said Dr. Alan Zhou, dermatologist at Northwestern Medicine. “Supporting cancer research is so important.”
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HealthDay
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How Brain Surgery Helped an Illinois Mom Grow Her Family
After the birth of her first daughter in 2022, Lisa Fasone began experiencing postpartum hormonal issues. An MRI eventually revealed a tumor on her pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain.
After exhausting conservative treatment options, she was referred to Northwestern Medicine neurosurgeon Stephen Magill. “So, it’s a pretty rare tumor. And for her, when we were able to take it all out after surgery, her prolactin levels went back to normal. And even within a month of surgery, she was able to have a baby.”
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Flu Meds Offer Potential to Help Slow Aging, Reduce Cognitive Decline in HIV Patients
Researchers have long known that people living with HIV, even those taking antiretroviral therapy, are more likely to experience cognitive impairments like memory loss than other people but hadn’t fully understood why.
Now, a new study published Friday in the medical journal Med finds that widely used flu medications have the potential to reduce cognitive decline as well as premature aging in this population, said Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, an associate professor of infectious diseases at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, whose team was involved in the study.
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Chicago Tribune
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Mohammad Hosseini: Does Science Need Autonomous AI?
Author Mohammad Hosseini, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
As technology developers and researchers rush to develop autonomous AI research tools (i.e., systems that independently perform tasks by designing their workflows and utilizing available tools) an urgent but rarely discussed question is: Do we really need such tools at all?
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HealthDay
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Adopting Enhanced Recovery Protocols Aids Pediatric GI Surgery Outcomes
Implementing elements of enhanced recovery protocols improves outcomes for children undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, according to a study published online May 13 in JAMA Surgery.
Mehul V. Raval, M.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues assessed the implementation and clinical effectiveness of a consensus-based ERP for pediatric patients undergoing elective GI surgery.
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Fox Chicago
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Brain Surgery Helps Illinois Woman Overcome Fertility Challenges
An Illinois woman is sharing how brain surgery helped her become pregnant after a pituitary tumor disrupted her fertility.
“[Struggling with infertility] can be so isolating, but reaching out to get help and finding that team of experts that can understand what’s causing that is really the most important. And then finding a team that can treat that, whether it’s a tumor like what happened with Lisa, or other causes of that,” said her doctor, Stephen Magill, assistant professor of neurological surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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The New York Times
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Obesity May Be More Prevalent Than Previously Thought
Doctors have increasingly come to see B.M.I. as an imperfect tool for defining obesity, because it doesn’t distinguish excess weight from body fat or from bone and muscle.
Waist circumference is also an imperfect metric, noted Mercedes Carnethon, the chair of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “It’s not a very reproducible measure — you could put that tape measure anywhere,” she said.
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WGN
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Dr. Elliott: How to Properly Wean Off Pain Medication During Recovery
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopaedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the recovery process and avoiding becoming dependent on prescribed pain medications.
And, as always, Dr. Elliott answers listeners’ medical questions.
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Suburban Woman Credits Birth of 2nd Child to Brain Surgery
Lisa Fasone, 32, developed pituitary gland problems after her first pregnancy. It prevented her from getting pregnant again. Her symptoms grew worse despite medication. When doctors discovered a tumor, Fasone sought a surgical remedy.
Doctors at Northwestern removed Fasone’s tumor in a procedure that involved gaining surgical access to her brain through her nose. Fasone’s daughter, Natalie, was born in February. “Dr. Magill really gave me my life back,” Fasone said.
