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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The New York Times
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After a Stillbirth, Tests Can Help Pinpoint the Cause
“These tests have an impact, and now there’s more of a scientific rationale for their use,” said Dr. Emily S. Miller, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University who was not involved with the study. She predicted that this critical new data would not only persuade more obstetrician-gynecologists that placental testing “is something we really need to recommend,” but also help convince bereaved parents that follow-up testing is “worthwhile.” Despite the tests, some stillbirths remain unexplained. “It’s frustrating,” Dr. Miller said. But, she added: “Feeling like we are doing everything we can to understand why can bring emotional closure.”
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U.S. News & World Report
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Heart Disease Kicks in Earlier for Obese People
Overweight and obese people tend to develop heart disease at an earlier age, living with chronic illness for much longer than those of a healthy weight, a new study shows. These findings show that even though some may benefit from an “obesity paradox” — where people with excess weight live longer than those of normal weight — those extra years of life could be filled with illness and misery, said lead researcher Dr. Sadiya Khan, an instructor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “Individuals in the overweight category really live about the same amount of time,” Khan said. “It was really the difference about how long they lived with cardiovascular disease because they developed the disease earlier in life.”
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HealthDay
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Heart Disease Kicks in Earlier for Obese People
Overweight and obese people tend to develop heart disease at an earlier age, living with chronic illness for much longer than those of a healthy weight, a new study shows. These findings show that even though some may benefit from an “obesity paradox” — where people with excess weight live longer than those of normal weight — those extra years of life could be filled with illness and misery, said lead researcher Dr. Sadiya Khan, an instructor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “Individuals in the overweight category really live about the same amount of time,” Khan said. “It was really the difference about how long they lived with cardiovascular disease because they developed the disease earlier in life.”
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TODAY
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The Sound of ‘Pink Noise’ Improves Sleep and Memory
Deep sleep is critical to maintaining a robust memory, but both decline with age. A small new study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience suggests that one easy way for older adults to get deeper sleep and stronger memories is to listen to a certain soothing sound called “pink noise”—a mix of high and low frequencies that sounds more balanced and natural than its better-known cousin, “white noise.” It may sound strange, but previous studies have found that playing so-called pink noise during sleep improves the memory of younger adults. “We wanted to see if it would work in older people, too,” says senior author Dr. Phyllis Zee, professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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TIME Magazine
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The Sound of ‘Pink Noise’ Improves Sleep and Memory
Deep sleep is critical to maintaining a robust memory, but both decline with age. A small new study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience suggests that one easy way for older adults to get deeper sleep and stronger memories is to listen to a certain soothing sound called “pink noise”—a mix of high and low frequencies that sounds more balanced and natural than its better-known cousin, “white noise.” It may sound strange, but previous studies have found that playing so-called pink noise during sleep improves the memory of younger adults. “We wanted to see if it would work in older people, too,” says senior author Dr. Phyllis Zee, professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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$15 million gift will boost Northwestern biomedical research push
John Potocsnak, CEO of Corrugated Supplies of Bedford Park, has donated $15 million to Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The gift, announced today, will support the Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center.
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The Washington Post
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Arthritis afflicts about 1 in 4 adults in the U.S., CDC report finds
“Over the course of the last 15 or 20 years, the burden of arthritis has only been growing,” said Rowland Chang, professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, a rheumatologist at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and chair of the Arthritis Foundation Board of Directors. Like the CDC, the Arthritis Foundation hopes to improve the lives of people with arthritis. “The foundation really believes we need to accelerate research into the pharmaceutical side to find better treatments for osteoarthritis because if we don’t, we won’t be able to bend the cost curve in this country,” Chang said.
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Chicago Tribune
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Advice for new parents: It’s hard to mess up
It’s hard to mess up. There are many shades of gray when it comes to things like how to get a baby to sleep, to eat and to develop in the best way possible, said Scott Goldstein, pediatrician with The Northwestern Children’s Practice, instructor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and father of three. “This means that by doing what you feel comfortable with, you — and your baby — will almost always be just fine,” Goldstein said. “The issues your child will have when they are an adult will most likely not be traced back to anything you did in the first year.”
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TODAY
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It’s the cuddling, not the sex, that makes you happier
Dr. Lauren Streicher isn’t quite ready to accept that affection accounts for most of the happy buzz we get from sex. What they found was an association, said Streicher, an associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and medical director of Northwestern’s Medical Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. There are studies showing that if you have more sex, you live longer, Streicher said. “But it’s also true that if you are healthier you will have more sex,” she added.
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Reuters
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Family-reported errors may go undocumented on hospital records
“We cannot draw large conclusions about overall hospital safety from this study since the primary research question was how to improve error detection, reporting and formal cataloging and the authors do not draw conclusions on overall hospital safety from their results,” said Dr. Irini Kolaitis, a researcher at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “The key finding from this study is that both clinicians and parents accurately recognize medical errors and adverse events, but the use of hospital reporting systems lags behind,” Kolaitis, who wasn’t involved in the study, added by email.
