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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CNN
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BA.2, the newly detected version of Omicron, is not a cause for alarm, scientists say
“Among all the lineages of Omicron, this is the one showing a higher increase of cases. But we have to be careful in interpreting that, because higher increases from a very low number are easier to observe,” said Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo, assistant professor of medicine for infectious diseases at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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NBC Today
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What is a flash period? ‘Sex and the City’ reboot highlights perimenopause
“I always say during pre-menopause, ‘Don’t wear white and carry a tampon,’ because you just never know,” Dr. Lauren Streicher, medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause, told TODAY. “(Patients) will just call me up and say, ‘Oh my God, I got my period. What was that? I haven’t had a period for six months.’ And I’m like, ‘Yes, this is perimenopause.’”
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US News & World Report
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AHA News: Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, the ‘Father of Preventive Cardiology,’ Dies at 102
Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, a trailblazing cardiologist who helped people understand the critical connection between healthy lifestyle and heart health – and who continued his passionate work well beyond his 100th birthday – died early Wednesday.
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Chicago Sun Times
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Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, ‘Father of Preventive Cardiology,’ dead at 102
The Northwestern University professor was ‘essentially the world expert on the causes and potential prevention of heart disease.’
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The New York Times
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Why Does Alcohol Mess With My Sleep?
“I do see a lot of people who self-medicate for insomnia with alcohol, which is definitely not a good practice,” said Dr. Sabra Abbott, an assistant professor of neurology in sleep medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Chicago Tribune
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What is ‘stealth omicron’ and how worried should we be about another COVID-19 mutation? Chicago experts explain
Chicagoans may be exhausted to hear anything related to a new variant or even subvariant of COVID-19, which has already killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, sickened many others and caused two years of disruption.
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MSN online
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5 Secrets of Seniors Who Keep Their Minds ‘Young’
Emily Rogalski of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine does research on super-agers. In a Northwestern podcast, she notes that one of the distinctive things about “individuals who are free of dementia, free of cognitive problems, and really thriving in their community as well” is their endorsement of “stronger positive relationships with others.”
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CBS Chicago
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Upcoming Report From Northwestern Medicine Gives Clues About How Long COVID-19 Symptoms Can Linger
Preliminary findings from an upcoming report from Northwestern Medicine give more clues about just how long COVID-19 symptoms can last after having the virus.
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UPI
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Vast number of new dads lead unhealthy lifestyles, survey finds
“These data, especially in combination with data from mothers, offer a roadmap of where we need to focus attention to improve the health and well-being of families during pregnancy and after a child is born,” said Craig Garfield, a professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University in Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune
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Illinois schools could see fewer student quarantines from COVID-19 close contacts
Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director of Northwestern University’s Institute for Global Health and a professor of infectious diseases at the Feinberg School of Medicine, said “after having COVID-19, you have enough immunity not to get reinfected for at least 90 days.”
