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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US News & World Report
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Suicide-Related ER Visits In Children Rise, But Many Hospitals Lack Specialized Mental Health Care
ER visits by children suffering suicide-related crises jumped before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says.
“Our findings underscore the need to equip every ED — not only large pediatric centers — with tools and resources to provide evidence-based mental health care,” lead researcher Dr. Audrey Brewer said in a news release. She is an assistant professor of advanced pediatrics and primary care at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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WGN
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Dr. Sterling Elliott: Are You Taking Tylenol Wrong?
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how to properly take Tylenol, are certain antibiotics safe to take with others, the side effects of post-breast cancer medication, and more!
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Forbes
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5 Best NR Supplements Of 2026: Lab Tested & Reviewed
Baljash S. Cheema, M.D., cardiologist and medical director of the Human Longevity Clinic at Northwestern Medicine, says that while it’s “biologically plausible” that supplements that can boost NAD+ levels may be effective for longevity purposes, there isn’t enough evidence to suggest that taking an oral supplement will improve your health.
“We have to stay grounded in what the science shows,” says Dr. Cheema.
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WGN
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: When Should You Get your Flu Shot?
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder about the importance of getting the flu vaccine, when you should think about getting COVID and flu shots, how vaccine hesitancy is causing a rise in measles cases, and a new study that shows a pancreatic cancer drug may hold promise for lung cancer as well.
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WGN
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The Importance of Seasonal Flu Shots
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Dane Neal (covering for Wendy Snyder) for this week’s health update.
They discuss importance of getting a flu shot and answer some calls from listeners.
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WGN
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Dane Neal in for Wendy Snyder on Sunday Morning
Dane Neal (in for Wendy Snyder,) Rob LaFrentz (in for Dave Schwan,) Eli Berk (in for sports), and Jeff Carlin start the show trying trying to keep cool by thinking of winter.
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Dane to talk about flu shots, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and answer questions from listeners.
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Our Chicago: Northwestern’s Bronzeville Outpatient Center Marks 1 year
“In our first year we’ve seen over 80,000 completed appointments there and it has truly just been amazing,” said the center’s medical director, Dr. Kimbra Bell. “The community has really embraced us and we’re so happy to be there. And we know that we’re impacting the health of persons in the community for generations to come.”
She says there was a huge need for such a facility in the neighborhood.
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NPR Illinois
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This Week in Science: Archaeology Fakes, Hurricanes and Lizards, and Heat Health Effects
“We do know from prior literature that when it’s hot out, people are under a lot of stress – mental, physiologic stress – and behaviors change. People are out more.”
That’s Dr. Abel Kho. He lives in Chicago, where he’s a professor of medicine at Northwestern University, as well as a practicing physician, and he was part of the team that did this research. They recently published a paper with these findings in the journal Science Advances.
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Renewed Attention on Postpartum Depression Highlights Differences from Postpartum Psychosis
With a jury hung and Americans divided over the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, the conversation surrounding postnatal health is now at the forefront.
“Postpartum psychosis is something much more severe, also much more rare, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, extreme insomnia,” Professor Darius Tandon in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University said.
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NBC Chicago
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Chicago Therapist Offers 3 Ways Moms Can Manage ‘Mental Load’
“The mental load is thinking through all the things, having to do the research, having to balance in your head and remember everything that needs to be done. Basically being the COO of the family,” said Dr. Sheehan Fisher, a perinatal clinical psychologist at Northwestern Medicine.
Dr. Fisher says there are three ways parents can lighten the mental load.
