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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The Washington Post
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7 Things a Morning Headache Can Reveal About Your Health
Sometimes, head pain early in the day means you just slept wrong. Other times, it could be a sign of a health condition.
“As a sleep doctor, we always ask, ‘Do you wake up in the morning with a headache?’” said Phyllis Zee, chief of sleep medicine in the department of neurology at Northwestern Medicine. If the answer is yes, “we probe a little bit more” about related symptoms, she added, since snoring, gasping for air or excessive daytime sleepiness can all be additional signs of the condition.
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WebMD
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What Do the Daraxonrasib Study Results Really Mean, and What’s Next?
At the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, doctors stood and applauded after researchers presented results from a major study on daraxonrasib for pancreatic cancer: a nearly doubling of median survival rates.
Gladys Rodriguez, MD, an assistant professor and gastrointestinal medical oncologist at Northwestern Medicine, says most people with metastatic pancreatic cancer (cancer that’s spread to other parts of the body) start treatment with IV chemotherapy.
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WGN
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Dr. Satish Nadig on a One-of-a-Kind Quadruple-Organ Transplant
Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Abdominal Organ Transplant and Director of the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Transplant Center, joins John Landecker to discuss the first known quadruple-organ transplant involving retransplanted lungs in the United States, performed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
They dive into the procedure that saved Elizabeth Wehrle, a 36-year-old Iowa mother, who underwent a double lung transplant for a second time.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Woman With Cystic Fibrosis Gets ‘First of its Kind’ Quadruple-Organ Transplant at Northwestern
Wehrle, 36, had a “first of its kind” quadruple-organ transplant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital — the first performed in the United States on a patient who’d already had a lung transplant.
Northwestern doctors Ankit Bharat, MD, and Satish Nadig, MD, PhD, said the team also had to anticipate potential challenges, including minimizing blood loss, improving safety and keeping the organs viable throughout the lengthy procedure.
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ABC 7 Chicago
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Mom With Cystic Fibrosis Thrives After Quadruple-Organ Transplant Surgery in Chicago
The Iowa mother arrived to Northwestern Hospital four months ago on a ventilator and on life support. She received a second chance at life after surgeons performed a first-of-its-kind quadruple-organ transplant.
“One of the key factors that enabled this approach was the advanced machine perfusion technology,” said Satish Nadig, MD, PhD, chief of abdominal organ transplantation and director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center.
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Chicago Tribune
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Northwestern Performs Rare Quadruple-Organ Transplant on Woman Who Previously Had Lung Transplant
A lung transplant can leave dense scars and distort a person’s natural anatomy, making a second lung transplant trickier than a first one, according to Northwestern doctors.
“This is a young woman who really had no options and she really had nowhere else to go, and we were able to apply the power of transplant to be able to save her life in a way that had not ever been done before,” said Dr. Satish Nadig, transplant surgeon and director of the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Transplant Center.
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Fox Chicago
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How to Recognize the Warning Signs of Cardiac Arrest
Following the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham from an aortic dissection, it’s worth knowing the warning signs of aortic disease.
Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. Quentin Youmans explains the symptoms to watch for and when to seek medical attention.
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Fox Chicago
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How to Recognize the Warning Signs of Cardiac Arrest
Following the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham from an aortic dissection, it’s worth knowing the warning signs of aortic disease. Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. Quentin Youmans explains the symptoms to watch for and when to seek medical attention.
“Unfortunately, we know that heart disease is very common. And one of the things i want to impart to folks is that heart disease, thankfully, can be prevented.”
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Fox Chicago
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Code Aorta: Emergency Surgery for an Aortic Dissection
Christopher Mehta, MD, cardiac surgery at Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute talks about aortic dissection.
“An aortic dissection is a life-threatening emergency in which a sudden tear develops in the inner lining of the aorta, which is the major blood vessel in your body that provides blood to your brain and all your organs.”
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WGN
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Updates on the Diarrhea-Causing Parasite with Dr. Wheat
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update.
They discuss the latest about the diarrhea-causing parasite, whether or not gout can be preventable, cholesterol tests, and Dr. Wheat answers questions from listeners.
