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.
-
Chicago Tribune
–
Lollapalooza COVID-19 outbreak: 200 cases linked to event so far, but Chicago’s top doctor says no signs it was a ‘superspreader’
“From my perspective, if you were at Lollapalooza, you should be masking and self-quarantining to keep other people safe, vaccinated or not,” Dr. Marc Sala, a pulmonologist and critical care specialist at Northwestern Medicine, told the Tribune recently. “My take is that if you were at Lollapalooza, you have to assume you were exposed to (the virus) and should behave as such to protect those around you.”
-
HealthDay
–
One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
“If the dermatologist did not check their entire body, these skin cancers would be missed,” said lead author Dr. Murad Alam. He is vice chair of dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago. His team reviewed the medical records of more than 1,000 patients for the study, which is scheduled for publication in September in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology.
-
CNN
–
FDA approval of the Covid-19 vaccine could mean more people will get vaccinated for an unexpected reason
Dr. Michael Wolf, the associate vice chair for Research, Department of Medicine at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine expects approval would get about 5-10% more individuals worried about safety to get vaccinated.
-
U.S. News & World Report
–
How to Protect Your Heart in the Heat
Steamy weather can not only be enervating, it poses serious health risks for many people, says Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, president of the American Heart Association and chair of the department of preventive medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.
-
WebMD
–
Delta a Concern on Campus: Back to College Amid COVID Surge
“We know that children need to return to in-person learning, given the significant negative impacts that have resulted from not attending school in person over this past year,” Tina Q. Tan, MD, a pediatric infectious diseases attending doctor at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, said during the briefing.
-
HealthDay
–
6 Tips on Getting Back to Your Regular Doctor’s Checkup
The first step is to push aside any shame about falling behind on regular appointments, said Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, president of the American Heart Association (AHA). “Stress took a toll on all of us, and our lives and routines were turned upside down. There’s nothing to be ashamed of here,” Lloyd-Jones said in an AHA news release.
-
CBS News
–
Alcohol consumption linked to nearly 750,000 cancer cases in 2020, new study says
“Alcohol is an irritant. It irritates the lining of our mouth, of our throat, of our stomach. As our body tries to heal, sometimes it heals in abnormal ways that can lead to the very beginnings of cancer,” said Dr. David Odell, a thoracic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine.
-
U.S. News & World Report
–
AHA News: Bob Odenkirk’s ‘Small’ Heart Attack? Doctors Say They’re a Big Deal
Few other details about his health were available early this week, but a small heart attack is still a big deal, said Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, president of the American Heart Association. “All heart attacks are important and have the potential to be big and possibly fatal,” he said. “So, we don’t mess around. It’s not a small heart attack until we turn it into a small heart attack by appropriate treatment.”
-
The Washington Post
–
Eating too many eggs can still be risky, but most people don’t have to give them up entirely, experts say
“The egg issue remains relevant,” says Linda Van Horn, professor and chief of the nutrition division in the Department of Preventive Medicine in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. For those already at risk for heart disease and diabetes, “the choices to eat eggs remain especially important,” she says.
-
ABC News
–
Obstetrician groups recommend COVID vaccine during pregnancy
Dr. Emily Miller, obstetrics chief at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, said she hopes the new recommendation “will help pregnant people feel more confident in their decision to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.” Miller is a member of the maternal-fetal medicine group’s COVID-19 task force.
