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-TV
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Northwestern doctor honored for cancer research, treatment
CHICAGO — A Northwestern oncologist and hematologist was honored Wednesday for his efforts in cancer research and treatment.
At the request of firefighters Patrick Jessee and Lt. Michael Schubert, the Chicago city council passed a resolution to honor Dr. Leo Gordon for his work.
“Because of you, countless patients will get to spend this holiday season with their families,” Ashley Bloom, with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, said.
Dr. Gordon treated Jessee for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2011 and Schubert for Hodgkins Lymphoma just a year and a half ago. He’s now in remission and feeling 90 percent normal.
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U.S. News & World Report
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More Patients Are Having a Say in Their Medical Care
U.S. doctors and patients are making more decisions together, which looks like a win-win for both, researchers say. A new analysis of national survey data found that shared decision-making between doctors and patients rose 14 percent between 2002 and 2014. “There has been increased attention among clinicians and health systems to involve patients in decision-making,” said Dr. Jeffrey Linder Dr. Jeffrey Linder , co-lead author of the study. He’s chief of general internal medicine and geriatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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HealthDay
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More Patients Are Having a Say in Their Medical Care
U.S. doctors and patients are making more decisions together, which looks like a win-win for both, researchers say. A new analysis of national survey data found that shared decision-making between doctors and patients rose 14 percent between 2002 and 2014. “There has been increased attention among clinicians and health systems to involve patients in decision-making,” said Dr. Jeffrey Linder Dr. Jeffrey Linder , co-lead author of the study. He’s chief of general internal medicine and geriatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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Windy City Times
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Oncofertility confab features gender-, sex-diversity workshop
The Oncofertility Consortium hosted its annual conference, “Research and Translational Medicine: Meeting the Needs of Cancer Patients and Survivors,” Nov. 14-16 at Prentice Women’s Hospital.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Dr. Teresa Woodruff coined the term “oncofertility” in 2006. In 2006, the Oncofertility Consortium was founded and is, according to its website, “a national, interdisciplinary initiative designed to explore the reproductive future of cancer survivors.”
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The New York Times
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Amish Mutation Protects Against Diabetes and May Extend Life
Scientists have long suspected that PAI-1 has other functions outside of clotting that relate to aging. Dr. Douglas Vaughan, a cardiologist at Northwestern medical school, noticed, for example, that mice that had been genetically engineered to produce high levels of the protein age fairly quickly, going bald and dying of heart attacks at young ages. People who have higher levels of the protein in their bloodstreams also tend to have higher rates of diabetes and other metabolic problems and to die earlier of cardiovascular disease.
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Newsweek
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Key to Longer Life Discovered in DNA of Tiny Amish Community in Indiana
“This is one of the first clear-cut genetic mutations in human beings that acts upon aging and aging-related disease,” Dr. Douglas Vaughan told Newsweek. Vaughan is a cardiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and one of the lead authors of the study, which was published in Science Advances on Wednesday. SERPINE1 makes a protein called plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, or PAI-1, which may play a role in diabetes and Alzheimer’s, he noted.
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TODAY
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Special Alzheimer’s program helps couple deal with the disease
Margaret and Mark Zumdahl have made countless memories during their 25-year marriage, but Margaret, who lives with Alzheimer’s, is slowly starting to lose those memories. Thanks to a special program at Northwestern’s Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center, the couple is receiving help to deal with the disease.
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Business Insider
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Scientists discovered a ‘kill switch’ that destroys cancer cells in mice
“It’s like committing suicide by stabbing yourself, shooting yourself and jumping off a building all at the same time,” said lead study author Marcus Peter in a statement published via the Northwestern University website. “You cannot survive.”
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U.S. News & World Report
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6 Surprising Signs You May Have MS
“If someone develops numbness, tingling or weakness after a workout, and it’s only on one side of the body, that might indicate MS,” says Dr. Elena Grebenciucova , neurologist and MS expert at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. “The numbness or tingling could be mild or so severe that it makes walking difficult. If it’s MS, it’s usually a temporary condition brought on by rising body temperature. Once you cool down, the symptom usually subsides, but it shouldn’t be ignored,” Grebenciucova says.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Kids’ Food Allergies, Especially to Peanuts, Are on the Rise
The number of U.S. children allergic to peanuts has increased by 21 percent since 2010, with nearly 2.5 percent of youngsters now having this type of allergy, a new study has found. “According to our data, the risk of peanut allergy was nearly double among black children relative to white children,” study co-author Christopher Warren said in a news release from the college. Study lead author Dr. Ruchi Gupta
acknowledged that peanut and other food allergies can be “very challenging for children and families,” but “the good news is that parents now have a way to potentially prevent peanut allergy by introducing peanut products to infants early after assessing risk with their pediatrician and allergist.” Both Gupta and Warren are researchers from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
