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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The New York Times
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Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
The Sunshine Protection Act, passed by the House this month, promises an easy fix to an unpopular ritual: The bill would halt the twice-yearly changing of the clocks and make daylight saving time permanent.
“The worst choice of all three options is permanent D.S.T.,” said Dr. Phyllis C. Zee, director of the Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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WGN
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Dr. Santina Wheat With the Latest on the Cyclospora Outbreak
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update.
They discuss the latest on the cyclospora outbreak, warning signs for heart failure, and the screening tests you should not blow off.
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Fox Chicago
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The Hidden Cost of GLP-1s: Popularity Surge Raises Long-Term Affordability Questions
As the use of GLP-1s has surged across the United States, the average total payments per user have also climbed sharply, a new study reveals.
Senior author Xiaoning Huang, an assistant professor of medicine in Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, also said the financial impact of expanding GLP-1 use extends well beyond patients taking the drugs.
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WGN
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Northwestern Researchers Test Nanoparticle Treatment to Save Donor Livers
Roughly 18 to 20 percent of patients on the waiting list will get too sick, or they’ll die before they receive a transplant. Local researchers hope to solve that problem with a little help from nanoparticles.
“Compared to 10 to 15 years ago, most of the donors were in better shape. Now it’s not uncommon that we open, and we see the donor liver, and it’s fatty,” said Dr. Daniel Borja-Cacho, a transplant surgeon at Northwestern Medicine.
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Fox Chicago
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Spring Clock Ghange Linked to Higher Risk of Retinal Disease
A new study concludes that changing the clocks forward in the spring can increase the risk of serious eye diseases.
“Our study suggests gaining an hour of sleep may be protective against disease risk,” Dr. Rukhsana Mirza, a professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the study’s lead author, said. “Even one hour of change can impact a patient’s health, and perhaps patients who are reporting new symptoms in the period after a change in time, specifically in the spring, may warrant closer evaluation.”
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TODAY
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Doctor Warns Against Viral Hack Using These Over-the-Counter Drugs to Treat Menopause Hot Flashes
Hot flashes in menopause are caused by changes to the body’s temperature regulation systems, as TODAY.com explained previously.
That includes KNDy neurons, Dr. Lauren Streicher, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University, previously told TODAY.com. “One of the pathways that controls the KNDy neurons is estrogen,” she explained. “So, when you lose your estrogen, you lost that control factor.”
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WGN
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Black Coffee Can Lower Risk of Heart Conditions, American Heart Association Says
According to a new American Heart Association scientific statement, most adults can safely consume the equivalent of three to five cups of black coffee per day.
And there’s a health benefit to boost, says Dr. Marilyn Cornelis, a caffeine researcher and epidemiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who joined WGN’s Evening News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, to discuss.
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WGN
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Dr. Jim Adams: Why Do I Have to Use the Bathroom in the Middle of the Night?
Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss recent health headlines.
He addresses topics including why we wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom as we get older, how measles cases are set to surpass last year’s total, the one factor that leads to heart health decline in women, how the sheer number of choices we face day-to-day affects our stress levels, and more!
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CBS News Chicago
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Northwestern Study Finds Women with Long COVID Have More Symptoms Than Men
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
“We hope that our study will alert providers the importance of a timely diagnosis of long covid in women,” said Igor J. Koralnik, Chief of Neuro-infectious Disease and Global Neurology at Northwestern Medicine.
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Business Insider
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I’m a Gastroenterologist. Here’s How My Family Is Eating During the Cyclospora Outbreak.
Dr. Stephen Chang, a gastroenterologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, shares how his insights on how to stay safe amid the cyclospora outbreak.
“It’s important for everybody to remember that we actually have had outbreaks of cyclospora in the past. This is bigger than what we’ve seen before, but the numbers are still relatively low overall.”
