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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HealthDay
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Researchers at Northwestern University have created a new antibody test that detects antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The minimally invasive test only requires a single drop of blood from a finger prick. Antibody tests are useful in determining if someone has had prior exposure to a virus. It does this by detecting the presence of IgM and IgG antibodies that the body makes when infected with foreign viral proteins.
Widespread testing using this finger prick method would also mean people could take their own blood samples at home and send them to a lab through the mail. “By not requiring people to come into the clinic to have their blood drawn, we conserve clinical resources, keep people safe at home during shelter-in-place and greatly increase the potential reach of antibody testing,” says Thomas McDade, Ph.D., a biological anthropologist in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and lead author of the research paper, in a press release.
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The Washington Post
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Health-Care Leaders Question How Remdesivir Is Being Distributed
“We have sick patients now,’’ said Dr. Michael G. Ison, at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, adding that they can’t get the drug. ”It’s a mess. The critical issue is that there has been a plan put in place and no clarity put in place.”
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Fox News
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Northwestern develops coronavirus antibody test using single drop of blood
Northwestern University researchers have put forth a coronavirus antibody test that they say can be completed using only a single drop of dried blood from a finger prick. he test, which is specifically designed to search for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies IgM and IgG, will help in “evaluating how effective policies such as social distancing or closing schools and restaurants are working to prevent viral transmission,” as well as eliminate the need for a clinical setting, according to the team’s lead author.
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HealthDay
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Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
The Northwestern University study, published recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association, is the first to examine how childhood family environment affects heart disease risk in older middle age. Children with troubled home lives are at increased risk of stress, smoking, anxiety, depression and physical inactivity that continues into adulthood. That, in turn, can lead to excess weight, diabetes, high blood pressure, vascular dysfunction and inflammation, according to the researchers.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern, AbilityLab at work on COVID detection device
The technology leverages research from Northwestern inventor John Rogers, whose team previously debuted a flexible patch worn on the skin that monitors stroke patients. Meanwhile, algorithms created by AbilityLab scientists are designed to recognize different types of coughs and patterns of respiration.
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U.S. News & World Report
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What to Know About Medical School Interviews
Bilal Naved, an M.D.-Ph.D. student at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and a member of the school’s M.D.-Ph.D. admissions committee, urges premeds not to become “defensive” when asked challenging questions. He says it’s essential for premeds to acknowledge their limitations when appropriate. “Admitting your mistakes, recognizing you do not know things, and asking for help are hallmarks of good physicians,” Naved wrote in an email. “Remember, if physicians do not ask for help when they need it, patients can suffer.”
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U.S. News & World Report
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5 Strategies for Strengthening Your Immune System With Exercise
The regularity of your exercise routine may be the most important factor in ensuring the immune benefits of activity, says Jim Beitzel, clinical athletic trainer and clinical coordinator for the Northwestern Medicine Athletic Training & Sports Performance Clinic in Warrenville, Illinois. For instance, a 2011 British Journal of Sports Medicine study that tracked 1,000 adults found that those who engaged in exercise five or more times per week reported 43% fewer sick days than those who exercised less often.
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NBC News
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Coronavirus misinformation crosses divides to infect black social media
In the early weeks of the crisis in the U.S., there was already some evidence that critical differences of opinion had emerged along racial lines. In a March survey of 673 adults by Northwestern University’s Center for Applied Health Research on Aging, analysts found that black respondents described themselves as less worried and viewed themselves as less likely to get COVID-19, yet also felt less prepared for an outbreak compared to white Americans.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Antibody testing takes off
“There’s no guarantee that those antibodies you have actually are what we call neutralizing antibodies, meaning they’re protective and will help you fight against a future infection,” says Dr. Elizabeth McNally, director of the Center for Genetic Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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The New York Times
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What Is ‘Covid Toe’? Maybe a Strange Sign of Coronavirus Infection
Dr. Amy Paller, chair of the department of dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said one possible explanation is that these patients had such a mild disease and that viral replication was limited, making the virus undetectable.
