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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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern Investigates Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
A gene therapy that targets dopamine-releasing neurons substantially boosts the effectiveness of Parkinson’s disease drug levodopa in a preclinical study, Northwestern Medicine researchers said in a statement.
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Fox 32
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New Northwestern study on baldness provides new insight into root causes of hair loss
Rui Yi from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine explains how their new study is shedding light on primary causes of hair loss and balding.
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Hypertension
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In Memoriam | Tribute to Lewis Landsberg: A Giant of Academic Medicine
On a late September evening of 2021, the world lost one of the last giants of Medicine. Dr Lewis Landsberg passed in Cape Cod, where he loved to spend part of the summers with his beloved wife Jill and visiting family and friends.
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MSN
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How to Find Relief If Your Muscles Are Sore After a Workout
However, doing some light activity is fine (and encouraged, for reasons we’ll explain below), as long as it doesn’t feel painful. The key here is to do a different exercise (and work a different set of muscles) than the one that initially made your muscles sore, Kevin M. Pennington, A.T.C., manager at Northwestern Medicine Athletic Training & Sports Performance Clinic, tells SELF.
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The Washington Post
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Some parents were eager to get the coronavirus vaccine. Now they are wavering on vaccinating their kids.
“Even if you got the vaccine for yourself, I think feeling that nervousness about getting it for your child is very normal,” said Jennifer Kusma, an instructor of pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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NBC News
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Many Covid patients have memory problems months later, new study finds
Other hospitals are seeing similar complications. At Northwestern Medical Center, some Covid patients ended up with such severe cognitive deficits that they could not care for themselves after being discharged, neurologist Dr. Igor Koralnik, chief of the division of neuro-infectious disease and global neurology, told NBC News.
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Chicago Tribune
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What you need to know about ‘mix-and-match’ COVID-19 vaccine boosters
“If the FDA recommends mix and match, then I think the most promising thing is that people who’ve got the J&J would have the ability to switch over to Moderna or Pfizer for their boosters,” said Sajal Tanna, an infectious disease specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and professor at Northwestern’s school of medicine.
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NBC News
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Age, underlying health condition were ‘double blow’ to Powell, experts say
Powell’s death reflects why the onus is on everyone to do their part to end the pandemic, said Dr. Khalilah Gates,/a>, an associate professor in pulmonary and critical care at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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ABC News
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Mom diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant
It’s a message echoed by Dr. Mary Ahn, Kump’s breast cancer surgeon at Northwestern Medicine. “If you’re pregnant and see changes in the breast, the majority of time it is pregnancy-related, but if there is something that feels unusual, get it evaluated. It’s better to be cautious,” she said.
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NBC News
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What led to Bill Clinton’s hospitalization? Warning signs of the common infection
“If you have difficulty with urinary symptoms with voiding, that can put you at increased risk,” said Dr. Edward Schaeffer, chair of urology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Staying hydrated or treating an enlarged prostate with appropriate medications can prevent infections from happening in the first place, the doctors said.
