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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USA Today
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People who smoke are prioritized to get the COVID-19 vaccine before the general population. Here’s why.
“I could see why people would feel as if that would be unfair but people who are smokers are in general at higher risk for getting sicker when they develop COVID-19,” said Dr. Samuel Kim, a thoracic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. A study, published Jan. 25 in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Internal Medicine, found that people who smoke or who have smoked in the past are more likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19 than people who haven’t smoked.
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The Washington Post
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Many who have received the coronavirus vaccine wonder: What can I safely do?
Melanie Swift, co-director of the Mayo Clinic’s vaccination-distribution program, said she would not fly for pleasure, only for work. Given the high level of virus in much of the United States, geriatrician June McKoy of Northwestern Medicine said even people who are vaccinated need to be careful when visiting inoculated elderly relatives, and should wear masks and sanitize their hands.
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USA Today
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‘It’s not a pretty picture’: Why the lack of racial data around COVID vaccines is ‘massive barrier’ to better distribution
“Communities should be able to generate daily and certainly weekly data to understand the demographics of who is being vaccinated. Local health departments and health institutions need to respond to these data in real time to identify where COVID-19 vaccine uptake is not matching COVID-19 disease burden,” wrote Dr. Muriel Jean-Jacques, Northwestern University Department of Medicine vice chair of diversity, equity and inclusion, and Dr. Howard C. Bauchner of the Boston University School of Medicine, a professor of pediatrics and community health.
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CNN
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Why parents should brace themselves for another uncertain summer and fall
“From an ethics standpoint, you don’t want to start studying a medication with vulnerable populations like children and pregnant women until you have proven safety and efficacy in the adult population,” explained Dr. Larry Kociolek, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and medical director of infection prevention and control at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune
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Is the COVID-19 pandemic growing or shrinking in Illinois? New website tracks a key metric.
One of the site’s founders, Jaline Gerardin, said one goal was to offer residents Rt as a better way to gauge “how things are going” than the percentage of tests that come back positive, a commonly cited metric called the test positivity rate. Plus, she said, researchers wanted residents to get a better understanding of how the projections are made.
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NBC 5 Chicago
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Illinois Coronavirus Updates: FEMA Gives $43M for Vaccinations, How CPS’ Reopening Plan Compares
“Nothing changes after the vaccine. We will still need to socially distance and wear our masks. We should avoid our frail elders, because we just do not know the strength of their immune response to the vaccine and whether they have built up sufficient antibodies,” Northwestern Medicine geriatrician and professor Dr. June McCoy said.
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Chicago Tribune
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How do I schedule a second COVID-19 vaccine shot? Why hasn’t my health system contacted me yet? Common Illinois vaccine questions answered.
Q: What if I can’t get my shot 21 days or 28 days after the first? A: People shouldn’t panic if they can’t get their second doses on day 21 or 28, said Dr. Michelle Prickett, an associate professor of medicine in pulmonary and critical care at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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HealthDay
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Why Does ‘Mono’ Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
For this study, researchers from DePaul University and Northwestern University focused on one particular trigger (mono) and a population that seems to get that trigger frequently (college students). Each student completed several behavioral and psychological surveys. They also provided samples of serum, plasma and white blood cells.
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U.S. News & World Report
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AHA News: Statistics Report Puts Spotlight on Pregnancy and Heart Health
Pregnancy has been termed a window into the future of a woman’s cardiovascular health, said Dr. Sadiya S. Khan, an assistant professor of medicine and preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “It’s nature’s stress test. And it is such an important time period for both mom and child.”
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The New York Times
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You’re Invited to the Wedding, if You Show Proof of Vaccination
Mercedes Carnethon, the vice chairwoman of research in the department of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, however, says that she would be comfortable attending a wedding if she were vaccinated, even if others hadn’t had the vaccine yet. It’s a different story for her children, though.
