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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Long COVID linked to symptoms of anxiety
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have identified both long-haulers with symptoms of anxiety and COVID patients hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial with encephalopathy, the most severe neurologic manifestation of COVID-19, showed evidence of neuron damage and brain inflammation.
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Chicago Tribune
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First it was pizza and nightly applause. Now, hospitals look at longer-term solutions to support exhausted health care workers
Being more open about scheduling is one way to give people some breathing room. Lurie Children’s Hospital associate chief medical officer Dr. Anne Boat said they have been trying to shift schedules and be more open to flexibility especially knowing how people are juggling child care challenges
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WebMD
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Antidepressants Often Ineffective During Pregnancy, in New Moms
“This is the first longitudinal data to show that many pregnant women report depression and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum, despite their choice to continue treatment with antidepressants,” said senior author Dr. Katherine Wisner. She directs the Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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Yahoo! News
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Biological clock shock? “Springing forward” may have drawbacks for heart health
Scientific research supports the idea that losing an hour of much needed sleep may negatively impact your heart and brain health. Donald Lloyd-Jones says the increase of heart disease and stroke during the daylight saving time change has something to do with the body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm.
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The New York Times
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The coronavirus invades cells in the penis and testicles of monkeys, researchers discover.
“The signal that jumped out at us was the complete spread through the male genital tract,” said Thomas Hope, the paper’s senior author and a professor of cell and developmental biology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “We had no idea we would find it there.”
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Reuters
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Texas investigating parents of transgender youth for child abuse
Brian Mustanski, director of the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing at Northwestern University School of Medicine, said that “contrary to what Governor Abbott claims, gender-affirming care for transgender people saves lives” by reducing the risks of depression and suicide.
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NBC News (National)
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While straight men face educational crisis, gay men excel academically, study finds
Brian Mustanski, a professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University, cautioned that the relative success of gay men could amount to a double-edged sword.
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CNN
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Dementia linked to premature menopause for women, study says
“What we see in this study is a modest association between premature menopause and a subsequent risk for dementia,” said Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, president of the American Heart Association. He was not involved in the study.
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NBC News (National)
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New York City to lift vaccination mandate for businesses, events
“This seems like a move to promote normalcy without there really being normalcy,” said Dr. Sadiya Khan, an epidemiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “Vaccine mandates are safe and effective public health strategies, and backing down on this is likely to worsen spread.”
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Houston Chronicle
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Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year
Dr. Janelle Bolden, an assistant OB-GYN professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said the report is not surprising.
