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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Chicago Tribune
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New saliva test for COVID-19 could be easier on patients, safer for health care providers
Saliva-based testing limits the exposure of health care workers performing the test and also tends to be easier on the patient, said Dr. Elizabeth McNally, director of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Center for Genetic Medicine. Saliva-based testing limits the exposure of health care workers performing the test and also tends to be easier on the patient, said Dr. Elizabeth McNally, director of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Center for Genetic Medicine.
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TIME
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All Your Coronavirus Questions, Answered
That said, it’s unlikely that you’ll get sick from not changing your shirt after returning home from the grocery store, says Dr. Irfan Hafiz, an infectious disease specialist at Northwestern Medicine. You’re more likely to get it through respiratory droplets from another person than contracting it from a surface.
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The New York Times
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Feeling Scatterbrained? Here’s Why
Chronic stress can also cause fatigue, problems concentrating, irritability and changes in sleep and appetite, said Inger Burnett-Zeigler, an associate professor of psychiatry at Northwestern University. For women, who even before this crisis reported stress and anxiety at twice the rate of men, the effects can be even more pronounced, Burnett-Zeigler added.
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TODAY
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Can the coronavirus be spread through a cut, wound, sneezed-on salad, toilet flush?
In the case of the new coronavirus entering through a cut, “the receptors aren’t there,” Ison said. The most common way the virus spreads is through the respiratory route — when an infected person coughs or sneezes on someone nearby, or when people touch a contaminated surface and then touch mucous membranes on their face.
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WBEZ
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Coronavirus In Illinois: Pritzker Announces Largest Single-Day Increase Of COVID-19 Deaths
“It puts something in our hands that we can investigate in a rigorous fashion in the quest for therapies that may be effective and widely adopted to treat the pandemic,” said Babafemi Taiwo, chief of infectious diseases at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Fox News
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How is the coronavirus mutating into different strains?
“There is much work on tracking mutations in the virus but no work to my knowledge of the implications of these differences on diseases,” added Karla Satchell, a professor in the Department of Microbiology-Immunology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “All conclusions to that end are solely speculative.”
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HealthDay
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Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
“You can’t assume it’s safe and effective,” said Dr. Babafemi Taiwo, chief of infectious diseases at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago. This week, Northwestern was among the latest U.S. medical centers to join a large-scale research effort sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). It is putting remdesivir to the “gold standard” test in medicine: a controlled clinical trial.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Does Smoking and Vaping Make Coronavirus Worse?
There is also evidence that men in China are doing worse than women, and smoking – men smoke at much higher rates than women do – is proposed as the main reason for this discrepancy, says Dr. Jeffrey A. Linder, chief of the division of general internal medicine and geriatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. “Having damaged lungs and getting a lung infection is a double whammy,” he says.
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The Washington Post
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What it means to be immunocompromised during the coronavirus outbreak
People with compromised immune systems are especially vulnerable as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. Northwestern University’s Melinda Ring explains how not all immune systems are created equal – and how that puts some people at risk.
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The New York Times
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Supplements for Coronavirus Probably Won’t Help, and May Harm
There are times when taking a supplement can be very useful, such as during pregnancy or to address a clear nutrient deficiency. But for healthy adults who are worried about the coronavirus, eating a nutritious diet and getting proper sleep and exercise are the best ways to strengthen your immune system, said Linda Van Horn, chief of nutrition in the department of preventive medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
