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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U.S. News & World Report
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Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study author Dr. Sadiya Khan said the findings make a case for more comprehensive heart assessments prior to pregnancy rather than focusing on isolated individual risk factors, such as high blood pressure (“hypertension”) or body mass index (an estimate of body fat based on height and weight).
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Los Angeles Times
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Misinformation is killing people. Here’s the truth about COVID vaccines
“We know that the level of antibodies one gets from natural infection varies depending on the severity of their infection,” said Mercedes Carnethon, an epidemiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. On the other hand, “we get a more robust and consistent response from the vaccine.” That makes it a better bet “for immunity over a long period of time,” she said.
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The Washington Post
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U.S. Life Expectancy Fell by 1.5 Years in 2020, the Biggest Decline in Generations
“That has led to intermediate and longer-term effects we will have to deal with for years to come,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair of the department of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and president of the American Heart Association.
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The New York Times
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I Gave Birth, but My Husband Developed Postpartum Depression
Typically, symptoms of a major depressive episode may include feeling sad, crying, having recurrent thoughts of death and losing interest in activities. According to Sheehan D. Fisher, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University, symptoms for men can differ.
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Chicago Tribune
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‘The workforce that’s returning is not the same’: As employees return to offices, they may bring new addictions with them
During the early months of the pandemic, drug and alcohol use increased sharply. In Cook County, the average number of opioid overdose deaths rose nearly 26% during Illinois’ first stay-at-home order in spring 2020, according to a Northwestern Medicine study. About 13% of about 5,400 American adults who responded to a June 2020 survey said they had started or increased substance use to cope with stress or emotions related to COVID-19, according to findings reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Chicago Tribune
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Surging number of suburban school districts will let parents decide if their students will be masked in the fall: ‘We’re giving kids their freedom back’
“It’s very risky to allow individual school boards to determine mask/social distancing policy on their own without justification,” said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director of the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Chicago Tribune
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‘I feel like I’m half vaccinated’: Some Illinois residents who got Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are seeking booster shots as delta variant spreads, despite CDC guidance
Also, it’s unknown whether getting a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, on top of Johnson & Johnson, might cause problems, said Dr. Michael Angarone, an associate professor in the department of medicine and division of infectious diseases at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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The Washington Post
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His voice silenced for years, a man can now communicate using only the electrical impulses from his brain
“While this was impressive, there still is substantial room for improvement in terms of the accuracy of single-word decoding and sentence decoding,” said Marc W. Slutzky, a professor of neurology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Another major step forward would be fully implantable devices that communicate with decoding devices wirelessly, he said.
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The New York Times
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I’m Often Wide Awake at 3 A.M. How Do I Get Back to Sleep?
If you do want to nap during the day, make sure to do it in the morning or early afternoon, and keep it short, no longer than 30 minutes. “The closer you are to bedtime or the longer the nap is, the more likely you are to run into trouble,” said <a href="https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=27412"Dr. Sabra Abbott, an assistant professor of neurology in sleep medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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Associated Press
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Summer camps hit with COVID outbreaks — are schools next?
Summer camp outbreaks “certainly could be a precursor” to what happens when youngsters return to classrooms in the fall, said Dr. Michelle Prickett, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The outcome will depend on vaccination rates and which virus variants are prevalent, she said. “We just need to be vigilant,” Prickett said.
