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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Fox News
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Coronavirus-infected nurse endures months-long coma, gets double lung transplant
Wegg was sent to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, where surgeon Dr. Ankit Bharat and his team performed the procedure. Another surgeon, Dr. Sam Kim, said she was in “terrible shape,” per the outlet. While healthy lungs have a “spongy nature,” Kim said the lungs in these coronavirus transplant patients “stiffen and harden.”
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ABC News
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Color changes in fingers and toes may be 1st sign of Raynaud’s syndrome
“It’s really an exaggerated cold response: When our body is cold it’s normal for our blood vessels at the periphery, such as in our fingers, to narrow to conserve core body heat,” said Dr. Emily Kiemig, a dermatologist and assistant professor at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, who specializes in connective tissue and autoimmune diseases of the skin, and frequently cares for patients with Raynaud’s.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Why Community Engagement Is Key to Researching and Preventing Violence
Maryann Mason, PhD, director of violence and injury research at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine’s Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics, evaluated a violence interruption program in Chicago, initially focusing on the role of mentoring at-risk young men in violence prevention.
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ABC News
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Inequality ‘baked into’ virus testing access as cases surge
Officials already struggle to interpret reams of data from different tests that can produce different results, said Gerardin, an assistant professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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NBC News
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This Thanksgiving, many opt for ‘a plate at the door and some elbow bumps’
Cases are already skyrocketing, and many people are experiencing “caution fatigue” — becoming desensitized to warnings out of exhaustion from observing safety guidance, said Jackie Gollan, a clinical psychologist and a professor of psychiatry at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who conducts research on how to make better decisions.
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WGN-TV
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‘If you’ve already had COVID-19, do I need to take the vaccine?’
[VIDEO] Dr. Robert Murphy answers COVID-19 questions. Dr. Murphy is a professor of infectious disease at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the executive director of The Institute for Global Health.
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MSN.com
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These 4 Easy-To-Miss Symptoms Could Mean You Have COVID, Experts Say
“Our findings show neurological manifestations are very common in these patients,” Igor Koralnik, MD, chief of neuro-infectious diseases and global neurology in the Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology at Northwestern Medicine, told ABC News.
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Washington Post
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Light therapy lamps can ease seasonal depression. Here’s what you need to know.
“Folks are noticing [seasonal depression] a lot more because of trying to maintain their social distancing and quarantine and follow the rules related to stay-at-home,” said Dorothy Sit, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Chicago Tribune
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Double lung transplants at Northwestern Memorial are allowing seriously ill patients to survive COVID-19′s ‘bomb blast’
The double lung transplant surgery for critical COVID-19 patients, which was first performed in the U.S. at Northwestern in June, has now been done seven times at the Chicago hospital by Dr. Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery and surgical director of the Northwestern Medicine Lung Transplant Program, and a team of surgeons.
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Chicago Tribune
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Officials want you to stay home for the holidays.
“Because passengers may not wear masks properly, or may lower masks to eat and drink, extra space, like an empty middle seat, can still matter,” said Mercedes Carnethon, vice chair of the department of preventive medicine and a professor of epidemiology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
