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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CNN
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5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’
The idea of intentionally trying to catch Omicron is “all the rage,” said Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, with an exasperated sigh. “It’s caught on like wildfire,” agreed Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director of the Havey Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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The New York Times
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Melatonin Isn’t a Sleeping Pill. Here’s How to Use It.
Dr. Sabra Abbott, an assistant professor of neurology in sleep medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said the most common complaint she hears from patients is “I tried melatonin and it didn’t work.” Many also feel hung over or groggy the next morning.
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Fox 32
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Experts warn against people getting COVID intentionally to ‘get it over with’
Dr. Mercedes Carnethon from the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine explains why it is not a good idea to intentionally contract COVID-19.
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WGN
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Vaccine proof: Does it keep people safe?
Dr Elizabeth McNally is a researcher at Northwestern Medicine. “Too little too late in terms of requiring vaccine for entering? I don’t think it’s ever too late to do that. I think it’s a good idea Chicago and Cook County are doing that,” she said. “I actually think they’ll see some more people going out to restaurants now knowing that the restaurants are requiring that.”
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WTTW
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Northwestern’s New Longevity Institute Aims to Decode the Mysteries of Aging
Your chronological age of course can’t be changed, but research suggests the biological processes that drive aging may in fact be malleable. Understanding those processes is the goal of the new Potocsnak Longevity Institute at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Chicago Tribune
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Your biological age may be different from your real age. A new institute at Northwestern plans to explore the issue.
A new institute at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine will aim to find out why, and whether there’s a way to slow or reverse the aging process and the toll it can take on people’s health. The Potocsnak Longevity Institute, which is launching this month, will focus on research related to aging, and on treating patients suffering from its effects.
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CNN
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A reporter set out on a quest to solve her family’s sleep crisis. Here’s what she found
I took my family’s sad sleep experience to sleep guru Dr. Marc Weissbluth, professor emeritus of clinical pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Over the past two months, I met with him virtually three times.
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CNN
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What parents should know about sending kids back to school during Omicron
That means basic cloth masks with gaps around the edges won’t cut it anymore, said Mercedes Carnethon, vice chair of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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FOX News
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COVID-19 omicron variant: Booster shots are critical to fighting the virus
After a booster, the protection against an omicron infection still appears about 20% less than protection against the delta variant, said Dr. Egon Ozer of Northwestern University.
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US News & World Report
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Love Black Coffee & Dark Chocolate? It Could Be in Your DNA
“That is interesting because these gene variants are related to faster metabolism of caffeine and are not related to taste,” said study author Marilyn Cornelis, an associate professor of preventive medicine in nutrition at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “These individuals metabolize caffeine faster, so the stimulating effects wear off faster as well. So, they need to drink more.
