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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Business Insider
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I’m a Gastroenterologist. Here’s How My Family Is Eating During the Cyclospora Outbreak.
Dr. Stephen Chang, a gastroenterologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, shares how his insights on how to stay safe amid the cyclospora outbreak.
“It’s important for everybody to remember that we actually have had outbreaks of cyclospora in the past. This is bigger than what we’ve seen before, but the numbers are still relatively low overall.”
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Chicago Tribune
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July Heat Wave Death Toll Up to 6, Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office Confirms
At least six people in Cook County are dead after successive heat waves blanketed the city in July, marking the area’s deadliest month for heat-related deaths in more than a decade, according to data from the medical examiner’s office.
“It’s very concerning,” said Sadiya Khan, a cardiologist at Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. “These are the six that we know of, but a lot of heat-related deaths don’t get labeled as heat deaths.”
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Women Suffer More Severe Neurologic Symptoms From Long COVID Than Men, Researchers Find
New research from Northwestern Medicine showed for the first time that women suffer more severe neurologic symptoms due to long COVID, such as brain fog and numbness, than men.
Dr. Igor Koralnik, who heads neuroinfectious diseases at Northwestern Medicine, was among those authoring the research. Their findings are significant, he said, because researchers knew more women were experiencing long COVID — they make up about two-thirds of Northwestern’s COVID clinic — but now they also know that women are more severely affected than men.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern Medicine Launches Primary Care Institute Backed by Major Donation
With the Robert Havey, MD, Institute for Primary Care, Northwestern Medicine seeks to expand access to primary care and grow the field of physicians who play as long-term, cost-effective overseers of patients’ care. The institute is meant to develop a nationally recognized, integrated primary care model that sets new global standards for patient care, Northwestern said in a press release.
“Primary care is the foundation of better health. It is where relationships begin, prevention takes root and care is coordinated across every stage of life,” Dr. Howard Chrisman, president and chief executive officer of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, said in a release.
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The Guardian
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I’ve Heard Menopause Hormone Therapy Fixes Everything. Should I Take It?
The same awareness that is finally getting women into doctors’ offices is also convincing them they need hormones for symptoms that may have other causes – or no cause at all.
“It can be tricky,” says Lauren Streicher, a gynecologist and menopause researcher at Northwestern University. “Is your mouth dry because you’re post-menopausal, because of the medication you’re taking, or because it’s just one of those things that happens as you get older?”
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WGN
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Code Red and Crisp Greens: The Latest on Air Quality and Cyclosporiasis
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 on the air quality in the Chicagoland area and precautions to take to continue breathing safely. Dr. Wheat also gives an update on cyclosporiasis and how to properly clean vegetables.
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The Associated Press
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How to Keep the Air Inside Your Home Clean During Wildfires
The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see. Whether it’s a towel, some tape, or something else — plug areas where air could enter from outside.
“Being from Chicago, I think you can liken it to trying to keep the cold air out,” said Dr. Khalilah Gates, a lung doctor with Northwestern Medicine. “Any areas in which air can come in, consider sealing up those areas to reduce the amount that’s coming into the home.”
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Chicago Tribune
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‘If You Stay Stagnant, You’re Going to Die’: Inside North Central College’s Bet on Health Sciences
The physician assistant field is one of the fastest growing in healthcare, with the profession more than doubling in size since 2013, according to a report by the National Commission on Certification of PAs. That rapid increase is needed in part to support an advanced aging population, said Elana Min, associate program director for the physician assistant program at Northwestern University.
“So PAs are rapidly entering the workforce to increase that care, but the actual training of PAs and the production of newer PAs is not keeping up with demand,” Min said.
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Chicago Tribune
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‘It’s Created Fear’: As Cyclosporiasis Surges, Chicagoans Rethink What’s on Their Plates
Many fresh fruits and vegetables are in season during the summer, making produce even harder to avoid. Santina Wheat, a family physician, encourages patients to cook food when possible but said thoroughly washing produce is still a good first step.
“So many of the patients I’m having this conversation with are also ones that are really trying to lead healthy lives,” said Wheat, program director for the McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Delnor Hospital. “This is the time of year when you get to enjoy those foods.”
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USA TODAY
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Wildfires Set Record Levels of Hazardous Air in US: Ways To Stay Safe
Toxic smoke from the Canadian wildfires is setting record levels of hazardous air in the eastern United States.
“Unfortunately, the levels − at least where I am − are bad for everyone, regardless of whether you have underlying conditions or not,” Dr. Santina Wheat, program director of the McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Delnor hospital, near Chicago, said. “It can impact everyone as they’re breathing.”
