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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It’s not just Delta — other coronavirus variants worry scientists, also
“The concerning part of all these variants, is that they keep appearing,” said Ramon Lorenzo Redondo, an infectious disease specialist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. He said that in areas where vaccination is low, variants could spread, replicate and evolve even faster. “In that situation, you could push the virus to adapt … not only to transmit faster– they can — but also to evade immunity,” he said.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Sickle Cell Plagues Many Black Americans, But There’s Hope for Better Treatments
“The data is clear there is benefit to patients being on disease-modifying therapies,” said Dr. Alexis Thompson, head of hematology for the Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. “The natural history of sickle cell disease is devastating. To not think about where the opportunities are to intervene early, to modify the natural history of the disease and really reduce suffering, is something we all need to be committed to.”
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National Public Radio
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Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine In Teens And Myocarditis: What You Need To Know
Pediatric cardiologist Stuart Berger of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, says vaccine-related myocarditis in teens is not all that worrisome. “Although they appear with some symptoms of chest pain, and maybe some findings on EKGs, all of the cases we’ve seen have been on the mild end of the spectrum,” he says.
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National Public Radio
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Five Ways To Stop Summer Colds From Making the Rounds In Your Family
In pre-pandemic times, it might have seemed like a weird move to put on a mask during storytime with your drippy-nosed kid, but Dr. Tina Tan says that’s her top tip. She’s a professor of pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and a pediatric infectious disease physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune
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Column: ‘A tapestry of class and dignity.’ A new Chicago mural pays tribute to Black pioneers of medicine.
The mural will include, among others, Dr. Justina Ford, one of first Black female physicians in the United States, and Dr. Dinee Simpson, the first Black, female transplant surgeon in Illinois. It will feature Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, the first African American cardiologist and the first doctor to perform successful open heart surgery.
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NBC News
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A Texas ruling backed vaccine mandates. But businesses are still wary.
Dr. Sadiya Khan, an epidemiologist and assistant professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said requiring health care workers to get a Covid-19 vaccine is a no-brainer. “I believe health care organizations have a responsibility to protect immunocompromised and vulnerable patients,” Khan said.
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Associated Press
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As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist
“If we want to respect the dear price that 600,000 people have paid, don’t return to normal. Return to something that is better than what was,” said Dr. Clyde Yancy, vice dean for diversity and inclusion at Northwestern University’s medical school in Chicago. He added: “It will be an epic fail if we simply go back to whatever we call normal.”
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CNN
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Pediatric cardiologists explain myocarditis and why your teen should still get a Covid-19 vaccine
CNN spoke with pediatric cardiologists Dr. Kevin Hall at the Yale School of Medicine and Dr. Stuart Berger at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who is also chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics section on cardiology and cardiac surgery, about the cases of myocarditis that have been spotted among young people after vaccination with the Moderna or Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines.
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Chicago Tribune
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Reopening anxiety: As Illinois celebrates the milestone start of phase five, some are uneasy about dropping pandemic protocols
Clinical psychologist Sheehan Fisher said feelings of anxiety amid reopening make sense. “It’s been over a year where we’ve been conditioned to have a certain level of fear about being around people without a mask or being in proximity with others,” said Fisher, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “That’s a significant amount of time that can condition us to avoid those types of interactions.”
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TIME
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Your Pandemic Habits May Fade Away—But the Strength and Wisdom You Gained Won’t
So may be the case post-coronavirus—lots of people have discovered they like remote work and at-home workouts, among other facets of pandemic life, and don’t intend to go back to their old systems. “We’re likely to stick to aspects of our pandemic lifestyles if they can optimize our quality of life,” says Jacqueline Gollan, a psychology professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine who researches decision making.
