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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Fox Chicago
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More Trees, Better Health? Northwestern University Says Tree Canopy Loss Linked to Mortality
Northwestern University just conducted a study about trees in Chicago, saying the more trees you’ve got around, the healthier people seem to be. They went neighborhood by neighborhood, looked at tree cover for 10 years and checked it against over 220,000 death records.
Harrison Garcia led the study and is a medical student at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Chicago Tribune
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Teen’s Death in North Center Highlights Danger of Electronic Scooters
“The spectrum of these injuries is concerning,” said Dr. George Chiampas, an emergency medicine physician at Northwestern Medicine. “We’re seeing young individuals that are coming in with life-changing injuries that frankly can all be avoided and are avoidable.”
Chiampas said he frequently treats patients who crash their e-scooters and are run over by vehicles after they’re thrown into the street. When a patient survives, recovery can mean days in the intensive care unit before months of rehabilitation.
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The New York Times
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Why Are More Young Women Developing Heart Disease?
Young women with high blood pressure are often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Routine checks of your blood pressure, cholesterol, weight and hemoglobin A1C (a measure of average blood glucose levels) are important for assessing risk.
“Knowing your numbers is your most powerful tool,” said Dr. Priya Freaney, director of the Women’s Heart Care program at Northwestern Medicine. “And it’s never too early to start.”
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WGN
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: Measles Vaccine Is Safe and Effective
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about measles cases being on the upswing, what we should know about Cyclospora outbreak today, and the benefits and risks of testosterone replacement.
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WGN
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It’s Not Unusual for Your Child to Take More Than One Anxiety Medication
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss taking supplements in conjunction with medication, taking more than one anxiety medication, and if GLP-1’s are reshaping insurance costs for other people.
Later, Dr. Elliott answers listeners’ medical questions.
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The Associated Press
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Tanning Is Getting Hot Again. Here’s What it Really Does to Your Skin
Dr. Pedram Gerami and his team at Northwestern University’s medical school sought to find out what was happening at a cellular level with tanning bed users. They had nearly three times the risk of developing melanoma as those who did not use tanning beds.
Gerami took skin samples from tanning bed users and compared them with samples from nonusers. His team examined the DNA sequences of melanocytes, skin cells that can turn into moles, melanoma or other cancers.
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The New York Times
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The New Science of Inflammation
Next year, researchers at Northwestern plan to begin piloting inflammation monitors akin to those used by diabetics to track their glucose levels. These devices will measure, in real time, four or five proteins that are involved in inflammation.
Shana Kelley, a professor at Northwestern University and the head of bioengineering at the research institute Biohub, whose lab developed the inflammation-monitoring devices, gave me examples of the sorts of questions their extensive use could help answer.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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New Research Aims to Break the ‘Silent Epidemic’ of Long COVID
Women with Long COVID experience more intense neurological symptoms like brain fog, dizziness and numbness than men, with more severe impacts on quality of life.
That’s according to new research out of Northwestern University, with Dr. Igor Koralnik, chief of neuro-infectious disease and global neurology, Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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The New York Times
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What to Do if Your Estrogen Patch Is Out of Stock
Depending on the type of estrogen patch you use, you may be able to cobble together your dose by using the patches pharmacies have on hand, said Dr. Lauren Streicher, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
If only a higher dose is available, ask your provider whether it is safe for you to cut your patch in half or quarters.
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People
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Questions to Ask Your Doctor After a Metastatic Breast Cancer Diagnosis
It’s hard to be prepared to react to the news of a cancer diagnosis, but this list of questions will help you get your bearings to move forward with treatment
“All women by the age of 25 should actually be getting risk assessed to see if they should be screened before the age of 40, because over 75% of our breast cancer patients don’t have a family history,” says Sonya Bhole, MD, director and physician lead of ambulatory breast radiology at Northwestern Medicine Evanston.
