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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Retro Video Game Aids Stroke Recovery, Improves Arm Function
A customized throwback video game might help stroke survivors regain arm function, a new study says.
“Here we’re doing something different,” said senior researcher Dr. Marc Slutzky, a professor of neurology and neuroscience at Northwestern University in Chicago. “We’re treating the impairment directly and measuring how much the actual arm improved in addition to performing certain functions. We found our conditioning really caused their improvement.”
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WGN
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Vaccine Could Prevent Melanoma From Returning
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the death of Bulls legend Stacey King, a new study that shows flu medications have the potential to reduce cognitive decline as well as premature aging in people living with HIV, and an experimental vaccine from Moderna and Merck showing promise in keeping deadly skin cancer from returning for years.
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The New York Times
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F.D.A. Clears Sunscreen Ingredient Long Used in Europe and Asia
The Food and Drug Administration cleared a new ingredient for sunscreens on Tuesday, paving the way for American companies to begin using a compound that has long been a part of popular sunscreens in Europe and Asia. The ingredient, bemotrizinol, works by blocking ultraviolet radiation.
Bemotrizinol is also better for sensitive skin than some other sunscreen ingredients are, with a lower risk of causing irritation, said Dr. Victor Quan, an assistant professor of dermatology at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.
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CNN
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Childhood Egg Allergies Fall as Early Introduction Becomes More Common
After the drastic change in guidance to no longer keep allergenic foods away from babies until 1 to 3 years of age and instead introduce them by 6 months of age, the prevalence of egg allergy among children fell by more than 17% in a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
The new study’s finding that more people introduced egg to their baby by six months after the guidance changed reveals how updated guidelines can “truly have an impact,” said Dr. Elizabeth Lippner, an attending physician in the division of allergy and immunology at Lurie’s Children’s Hospital of Chicago, who was not involved in the study.
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The Guardian
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How Do I Know When I’ve Hit Perimenopause?
If your symptoms are pretty typical and you’re over 45, that’s usually enough data for a clinician to make a diagnosis.
Estrogen tests exist, but an abnormal result isn’t that informative, says Lauren Streicher, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and menopause researcher, at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The tests are accurate, but estrogen levels fluctuate wildly during perimenopause. If the level is normal, you might just be catching an upswing or the beginning of a crash – and a low level could also be normal at various times in a person’s life.
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WGN
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Dr. Santina Wheat With the Latest Vaccine Updates
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update. Dr. Wheat gives an update on the Ebola outbreak, highlights why we’re seeing an increase in tetanus cases, and takes listener questions.
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WGN
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‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’: National Cancer Survivors Day Celebrated in Grant Park
In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day, thousands gathered in Grant Park to celebrate those who have beaten cancer and offer hope to others still battling the disease.
“The reason we have more survivors is because we have more cancer research that gets new treatments and that’s the way to beat this disease,” said Dr. Alan Zhou, dermatologist at Northwestern Medicine. “Supporting cancer research is so important.”
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US News & World Report
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Brain Surgery For Pituitary Tumor Helps Illinois Mom Have Second Baby
A suburban Chicago woman who feared she might never have another child is now celebrating a growing family after brain surgery at Northwestern Medicine.
After exhausting conservative treatment options, she was referred to neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Magill at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. Magill knew Fasone really wanted to have another baby. So, he counseled her on the benefits and risks of removing the tumor, and the expected outcome.
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HealthDay
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How Brain Surgery Helped an Illinois Mom Grow Her Family
After the birth of her first daughter in 2022, Lisa Fasone began experiencing postpartum hormonal issues. An MRI eventually revealed a tumor on her pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain.
After exhausting conservative treatment options, she was referred to Northwestern Medicine neurosurgeon Stephen Magill. “So, it’s a pretty rare tumor. And for her, when we were able to take it all out after surgery, her prolactin levels went back to normal. And even within a month of surgery, she was able to have a baby.”
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Flu Meds Offer Potential to Help Slow Aging, Reduce Cognitive Decline in HIV Patients
Researchers have long known that people living with HIV, even those taking antiretroviral therapy, are more likely to experience cognitive impairments like memory loss than other people but hadn’t fully understood why.
Now, a new study published Friday in the medical journal Med finds that widely used flu medications have the potential to reduce cognitive decline as well as premature aging in this population, said Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, an associate professor of infectious diseases at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, whose team was involved in the study.
