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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HealthDay
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Life After Juvenile Detention Isn’t Easy, Especially for Minorities
Many people have difficulty getting their lives back on track after being released from juvenile detention, especially those from racial and ethnic minorities, a new study shows. Delinquent youth are at high risk for problems in adulthood. Some of the reasons why include a background of significant trauma and loss, limited social support or adult guidance, and limited academic success, according to study author Karen Abram. She is an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University in Chicago.
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Fox News
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Most youth fare poorly after detention for juvenile offenses
Most delinquent youth achieve few positive milestones in the years after their detention, especially if they are boys, Hispanic, or African American. Researchers followed nearly 1200 boys and girls for 12 years after their detention in Chicago’s Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. Dr. Linda A. Teplin from Northwestern University in Chicago and colleagues found that among the boys, 46 percent of non-Hispanic whites had achieved more than half the outcomes, compared with only 29 percent of Hispanics and 19 percent of African Americans. Results for girls did not differ by race or ethnicity.
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Reuters
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Most youth fare poorly after detention for juvenile offenses
Most delinquent youth achieve few positive milestones in the years after their detention, especially if they are boys, Hispanic, or African American. Researchers followed nearly 1200 boys and girls for 12 years after their detention in Chicago’s Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. Dr. Linda A. Teplin from Northwestern University in Chicago and colleagues found that among the boys, 46 percent of non-Hispanic whites had achieved more than half the outcomes, compared with only 29 percent of Hispanics and 19 percent of African Americans. Results for girls did not differ by race or ethnicity.
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CNN
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Tired and weak? Don’t assume it’s just your age.
All can be addressed, doctors say. Perhaps most important is ensuring that older adults remain physically active and don’t become sedentary. “If someone comes into my office walking at a snail’s pace and tells me, ‘I’m old; I’m just slowing down,’ I’m, like, ‘No, that isn’t right,’ ” said Lee Ann Lindquist, a professor of geriatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. ”You need to start moving around more, get physical therapy or occupational therapy and push yourself to do just a little bit more every day,” she said.
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The Washington Post
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Tired and weak? Don’t assume it’s just your age.
All can be addressed, doctors say. Perhaps most important is ensuring that older adults remain physically active and don’t become sedentary. “If someone comes into my office walking at a snail’s pace and tells me, ‘I’m old; I’m just slowing down,’ I’m, like, ‘No, that isn’t right,’ ” said Lee Ann Lindquist, a professor of geriatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. ”You need to start moving around more, get physical therapy or occupational therapy and push yourself to do just a little bit more every day,” she said.
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Chicago Tribune
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Tired and weak? Don’t assume it’s just your age.
All can be addressed, doctors say. Perhaps most important is ensuring that older adults remain physically active and don’t become sedentary. “If someone comes into my office walking at a snail’s pace and tells me, ‘I’m old; I’m just slowing down,’ I’m, like, ‘No, that isn’t right,’ ” said Lee Ann Lindquist, a professor of geriatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. ”You need to start moving around more, get physical therapy or occupational therapy and push yourself to do just a little bit more every day,” she said.
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NPR
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When Genetic Tests Disagree About Best Option For Cancer Treatment
“It all boils down to a question of tumor biology,” says lead author of that study, Young Kwang Chae, an oncologist and a co-director of the Developmental Therapeutics Program of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. “You can never say one test is the gold standard, or that one is better than the other,” he said. Because they are looking at different samples, it’s not surprising their results vary. Many of the results from these tests are hard to interpret in the first place. In many instances, the presence of a particular mutation doesn’t tell a doctor exactly what form of therapy would work best. But Chae says when he finds an “actionable genetic alteration” from either test, he uses that that to guide a patient’s therapy.
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Fox News (National)
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Melanoma survivors’ friends can help spot new moles
Melanoma survivors may want to enlist partners to help search their bodies for suspicious looking moles, according to new research. The researchers previously found that skin cancer survivors and their partners could be trained to spot potentially cancerous moles by doing skin exams. The new report shows that during the two years, those same people had increasing confidence in their skills, with no increase in embarrassment or discomfort. “There was concern that they might be embarrassed by examining areas of the body that aren’t normally seen close up,” said lead author Dr. June Robinson, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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Reuters
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Melanoma survivors’ friends can help spot new moles
Melanoma survivors may want to enlist partners to help search their bodies for suspicious looking moles, according to new research. The researchers previously found that skin cancer survivors and their partners could be trained to spot potentially cancerous moles by doing skin exams. The new report shows that during the two years, those same people had increasing confidence in their skills, with no increase in embarrassment or discomfort. “There was concern that they might be embarrassed by examining areas of the body that aren’t normally seen close up,” said lead author Dr. June Robinson, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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TODAY
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Stable marriage improves odds you’ll survive after stroke
The new study “is really eye-opening in terms of the impact of having a stable marriage,” said Dr. Shyam Prabhakaran, a professor of neurology and director of stroke research at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. It suggests “that the presence of a loved one in your life during those post stroke years provides support and motivation.”
