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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National Public Radio
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We Asked, You Answered: Are Fly-In Medical Missions Helpful Or Harmful?
Then there are concerns about the pressures put on the mission participants. Natalie Sheneman, a program and research assistant, is co-author of a Northwestern University study on the experiences of health professionals and trainees in fly-in missions. Of the 200 participants in the study, she writes, “We found that nearly half had been asked to practice a skill or procedure outside their scope, and of that group, about two-thirds went on to perform the requested skill or procedure.” The survey also “found evidence of long-term emotional distress following these experiences.”
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CNN
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Ariana Grande postpones world tour after allergic reaction to tomatoes
About 10% of American adults — 26 million people — have a food allergy, according to Dr. Ruchi Gupta, director of the Science and Outcomes of Allergy and Asthma Research Program at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. While half of these — 13 million adults — developed a new food allergy later in life, only about 1 in 4 never had any type of food reactions during childhood and then developed one as an adult. Importantly, most adults in Gupta’s survey of more than 40,000 people had never seen a doctor about their reaction, she said — they just started avoiding the food.
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Reuters
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Can team sports help teens overcome childhood adversity?
Even so, the results offer fresh evidence of the potential for team sports to help at-risk kids, said author of an accompanying editorial Mercedes Carnethon of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. “Team sports are particularly beneficial for youth because they bring together a group who works together to achieve a shared goal,” Carnethon said by email. “The lessons learned about helping one another, compromise, persisting through difficulties and dealing with inevitable losses have parallels with life,” Carnethon added. “These lessons can help youth weather the challenges that they face in their personal lives as a result of their adverse childhood experiences.”
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U.S. News & World Report
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Food Allergies in Adults
The study, headed by Dr. Ruchi Gupta – a professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital – surveyed more than 40,000 adults by telephone and internet throughout the U.S. from late 2015 to late 2016. The average age of the survey population was 47 years. The primary goal of the survey was to determine how common and how severe food allergies are in adults. The survey was self-reporting, but still used strict criteria to make sure those labeled as food allergic had symptoms consistent with a “convincing” food allergy.
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National Public Radio
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Playing Teen Sports May Protect From Some Damages Of Childhood Trauma
Amanda Paluch, a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, highlights the study’s novelty and potential impact. “In terms of a longitudinal study, this [association] has not been looked at much at all,” says Paluch, who wrote the study’s associated editorial. But, she says, “It is frustrating to think that those who may need [sports] most are less likely to have access to [them].”
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National Public Radio
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I Went Through My Pregnancy With Strangers. It Was The Best Decision I Could’ve Made
Featuring: Carol Hirschfield, CNM, and Ariel Derringer, MSN, obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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The New York Times
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What Causes Stress Fractures in Runners? Can Diet Contribute?
Q. What causes stress fractures in runners? Could a vegan diet be a factor? A. A stress fracture is a small crack in the bone. It’s an “accumulation injury,” said Dr. Michael Terry, an orthopedic surgeon and professor of orthopedic surgery at Northwestern Medicine. With exercise and everyday activities, and even our normal body weight, we are constantly putting stress on our bones. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing, since stress causes microdamage to our bones that our body naturally repairs, and that continual repair process helps to make the bones stronger.
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The New York Times
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No, Night Owls Aren’t Doomed to Die Early
But Kristen Knutson, the lead author of the Chronobiology International study, warned against drawing conclusions based on simple correlation. Dr. Knutson, an associate professor at Northwestern University who studies neurology and sleep medicine, told The Los Angeles Times that issues arise for night owls who try to live in a morning lark world, staying up late while adding to their sleep debt each morning. Dr. Knutson’s study noted a number of other behaviors that could contribute to increased health risks, mostly relating to diet and exercise. While 24-hour gyms exist, opportunities to take part in classes or athletics are practically unheard-of late at night and overnight.
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Yahoo! News
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What Is Scabies? This Skin Infestation Causes an Itchy, Contagious Rash
So what exactly is scabies? Simply put, it’s an infestation of the outer layer of human skin caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite. “The mite is microscopic, so not visible to the naked eye,” Edidiong Kaminska, MD, dermatologist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, tells Health. “It has eight legs and can burrow and lay eggs in the skin.” Here’s everything you need to know about this mite, and the problems it can cause.
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TODAY
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Teen with Tourette syndrome couldn’t be in the same room with her mother
The Searls tried everything to help Avery: holistic doctors, medication, elimination diets, neurofeedback, acupuncture, supplements. Finally, they found the clinic at Northwestern Medicine where Mindy Meyer, a pediatric nurse practitioner, has treated hundreds of children with tics like Avery’s using Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT). CBIT is a non-drug alternative treatment that uses behavioral therapy to teach children how to manage tics on their own. “We work through one tic at a time, and the kids drive it,” Meyer told TODAY Parents.
