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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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.
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TIME
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Are You Experiencing COVID-19 “Caution Fatigue”? Here’s What It Is, and How to Fight It
Jacqueline Gollan, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has coined a name for this phenomenon based on her 15 years of research into depression, anxiety and decision-making: “caution fatigue.” Gollan likens social-distancing motivation to a battery.
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The New York Times
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‘A Terrible Price to Pay:’ The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America
Dr. Clyde W. Yancy, chief of cardiology in the department of medicine at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, has studied racial health inequities for most of his career. As a black man and a native of the Baton Rouge area who grew up during segregation, he also understands them on a personal level. “These disparities are real, they are deep and they are exacting a terrible price,” says Dr. Yancy, who wrote an article pulling together research about the connection between black Americans and Covid-19, published online in The Journal of the American Medical Association on April 15.
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USA Today
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Spike in U.S. deaths and cases flagged as pneumonia suggests even greater COVID-19 impact
“There is a new mental calculation: Is this test administered at the hospital worth the potential risk of being exposed to COVID-19?” said Dr. Sadiya Khan, an assistant professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. “Our ER, as well as many others, are seeing far fewer patients because people are scared to come in.”
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HealthDay
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In Rare Cases, COVID-19 May Be Causing Severe Heart Condition in Kids
Pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Tina Tan, from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, told CNN that the NHS England alert was information the United States needed to know. “I think it’s really important that an alert like that goes out, not to alarm anybody but to have people be aware of the fact that this can happen. There have been an increased number of cases like this reported in Italy as well as Spain. Here in the U.S., I think we’re just starting to see it,” Tan said.
