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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WGN
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Dr. Sterling Elliott: Advice for Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent ahead of Prescription Drug Take Back Day to answer more of your prescription drug questions.
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NBC News
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Using AI to Clone and Bank People’s Voices Who Are Losing Them Because of Diseases Like ALS
After ALS took her ability to speak, Monica O’Callaghan turned to AI voice cloning technology to preserve her voice. The breakthrough helped her deliver an emotional wedding speech in her own voice and reclaim part of her identity.
Dr. Senda Ajroud-Driss is the director of the Les Turner ALS Foundation at Northwestern Medicine
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Fox Chicago
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Pope Leo XIV Does Not Need Further Treatment for Lung Cancer, Doctors Say
Northwestern Medicine lung expert and board-certified thoracic surgeon Dr. Kalvin Lung, who has performed hundreds of surgeries similar to Pope Leo’s, said the surgery likely did three things: removed the tumor, removed the part of the lung that contained the tumor and removed the lymph nodes surrounding that part of the lung.
In all, it’s probable that approximately one-fifth to one quarter of the Pope’s right lung was removed, Lung said on an episode of “The Takeaway with Alex Maragos” where he explained the surgery, the diagnosis and the prognosis for the 71-year-old Pope.
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Fox Chicago
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How AI Is Changing Breast Cancer Detection, Screening
Dr. Georgia Spear of Northwestern Medicine explains how AI can help detect breast cancer earlier, assess recurrence risk, guide screening for dense breasts and family history, and compare ultrasound with MRI.
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WGN
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: Was it Okay for Jalen Hurts to Be on Airplane?
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about Jalen Hurts being diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs, and the importance of not sitting down for an extended period of time.
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BBC
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Christina Applegate Says She Was Wrongly Diagnosed with MS
About 15 to 20 percent of patients diagnosed with MS do not actually have the disease, research suggests, according to Elena Grebenciucova, a neuroimmunology physician at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.
Dr Grebenciucova said the illness is typically diagnosed by finding a number of lesions – or white matter spots – with an MRI of the brain or spinal cord.
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TODAY
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A Viral Video Claims Blowing Bubbles on the Toilet Can Help You Poop. A GI Doc Reveals If It’s True
Constipation, whether chronic or temporary, is a digestive condition that makes it difficult to have a bowel movement.
It can manifest in so many ways because constipation is specific to each individual, explains Dr. Olufemi Kassim, gastroenterologist and clinical assistant professor at Northwestern Medicine.
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WGN
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Dr. Sterling Elliott: How to Properly Deal with Prescription Drug Side Effects
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to answer your questions including cheaper alternatives to certain prescription drugs, dealing with drug side effects, and more!
Later he addresses Eagles’ quarterback Jalen Hurts’ blood clot issues.
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WGN
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Dr. Santina Wheat on the Pope, Lung Cancer and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy for this week’s health update.
They answer listener questions about lung cancer, pollutants, and discuss pregnancy later in life.
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CBS News Chicago
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Parishioners at Holy Name Cathedral Continue Prayers for Pope Leo After Being Released from Hospital
Dr. Kalvin Lung with Northwestern Medicine shared his thoughts about the pope’s road to recovery so far. “This is the miracle of modern minimally invasive surgery, especially in the chest,” he said.
With the right physical therapy, including breathing exercises, Dr. Lung says Pope Leo could recover faster than expected. “Hopefully it’s just an upward trajectory, and he will be back to his regular paper duties, going back to tennis within, you know, two, three months of going back basically to where he was before surgery”
