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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Chicago Tribune
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Billionaire Neil Bluhm donating another $50 million to Northwestern for heart care
With the new gift, Bluhm will have donated $135 million over the last two decades to the institute, which started in 2005 with an initial $10 million gift from Bluhm. The institute provides care across 18 locations in the Chicago area.
“It really is a vote of confidence in what we did for the last 20 years and to help us prepare for the next 20,” said Dr. Patrick McCarthy, executive director of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, of the money.
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ABC Chicago
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Doctor spreads awareness of heart risks for Black people
Heart disease is actually the leading cause of death both nationally and in Chicago. Black Americans are 35 percent more likely to die from heart related issues, than white people.
Dr. Quentin Youmans, a heart specialist at Northwestern Medicine joined ABC7 to discuss the risk factors.
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CBS Chicago
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AI is taking a large role in health care for doctors and patients alike at UChicago Medicine, Northwestern
Every day, more than 40 million people ask ChatGPT health-related questions, according to its creator OpenAI. But it’s not just patients using this new technology; there are programs designed for doctors too.
Dr. David Liebowitz, co-director of Northwestern Medicine’s Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine, joined CBS News Chicago to talk about ChatGPT Health’s pros and cons, and whether it’s accurate and trustworthy.
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New York Times
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Are Garlic Supplements Good for Your Heart?
Studying dietary supplements can be challenging because their composition varies across products. It’s also tricky to tease out whether the supplement was responsible for a participant’s improved health, or if it was another factor like their diet, lifestyle or genetics, said Dr. Linda Van Horn, a professor emeritus of preventive medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
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New York Times
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A.I. Is Making Doctors Answer a Question: What Are They Really Good For?
Dr. John Erik Pandolfino, a specialist in gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, created an A.I. solution he calls GERDBot. It triages patients, steering those who don’t really need to see him to other providers. The goal is to expedite care for those with more worrisome symptoms.
Patients start by answering the bot’s questions. Those whose symptoms indicate a serious problem are seen right away. The others get a call within a week from a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant who allays their fears and gives them medicines, if necessary, that can help.
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CBS News
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A police officer thought he had a muscle cramp. He ended up fighting for his life.
Dr. Christopher K. Mehta, the cardiac surgeon who treated Johnson, said that Johnson only survived “because everything happened with extraordinary speed and teamwork.” Aortic dissections resemble other heart conditions, and aren’t always recognized right away, even though they need rapid treatment. Once in the operating room, aortic dissection repairs “are among the most complex emergency surgeries in cardiovascular medicine,” Mehta said.
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TIME
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What’s the Easiest Way to Start Strength Training?
Strength training offers “a multitude of benefits,” says Craig Hensley, associate professor of physical therapy and human movement sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Research keeps revealing them: One study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine linked strength training to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, lung cancer, and early death.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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U.S. life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says
In 2024, about 3.07 million U.S. residents died, about 18,000 fewer than the year before. Death rates declined across all racial and ethnic groups, and in both men and women. Heart disease remained the nation’s leading cause of death, but the death rate due to it dropped by about 3% for the second year in a row. A combination of factors are likely at play, including advances in medical treatments and weight management, said Dr. Sadiya Khan, who treats and studies heart disease at Northwestern University.
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CNN
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Why the mid-30s are a major turning point for men’s heart health
The report, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, followed more than 5,000 adults from young adulthood and found that men reached clinically significant levels of cardiovascular disease about seven years earlier than women.
“Heart disease doesn’t happen overnight; it develops over years. One of the things I think oftentimes people aren’t aware of is that it can start really early in your 30s or 40s,” said study coauthor Dr. Sadiya Khan, professor of cardiovascular epidemiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune
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War on drugs never has been, nor will it be, the answer
With news of multimillion-dollar lawsuits arising from President Donald Trump administration’s military incursion to apprehend Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, America’s drug problem remains front and center. The White House demonstrated it believes a military campaign against alleged drug trafficking from Venezuela is central to protecting Americans. I won’t decry that effort. Reining in the supply of illegal drugs will always be crucial, but it’s not the principal solution.
This is a commentary written by Sterling Elliott, faculty member and researcher in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
