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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ABC 7
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COVID-19 study finds 82% of hospitalized patients experience neurological symptoms, Northwestern says
A COVID-19 study conducted by Northwestern Medicine shows 82 percent of patients hospitalized with coronavirus experience neurological symptoms during the course of the disease. The study looked at 509 COVID-19 patients at Northwestern Medicine hospitals in the Chicago area.
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The New York Times
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Use of Dexamethasone to Treat Trump Suggests Severe Covid-19, Experts Say
Any patient who has experienced low oxygen levels, or hypoxemia, must be closely watched, said Dr. Michelle Prickett, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. “It’s hard to feel confident early that things are going to turn around, especially in the presence of hypoxemia early on,” she said.
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MSN
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If You Have Panic Attacks at Night, Here’s What to Do
Although panic attacks are a symptom of anxiety, panic attacks are different from general anxiety due to the speed of onset, says Crystal Clark, MD, an associate professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. About 3 to 5 percent of U.S. adults at some point in their life will be diagnosed with panic disorder, which is an anxiety disorder characterized by recurring attacks of sudden fear.
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Yahoo! News
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What a Lump in Your Breast Could Mean (Besides Cancer)
Case in point: Black women are diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer (a type of breast cancer that tends to be fast-growing and has a higher risk of recurrence with fewer treatment options) at almost double the rate of white, Hispanic, and Asian women, says Swati Kulkarni, M.D., breast surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and professor of surgery at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Researchers are currently trying to understand the genetic and biological explanations for these correlations, but in the meantime, it’s especially important for Black women to be aware of their breast health and follow breast cancer screening recommendations, Newman advises.
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WTTW News
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How to Deal with COVID-19 Anxiety
Inger Burnett-Zeigler, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said her clients are facing coronavirus-related stress — and the rest of the globe is too. “It’s brought on a global stress,” said Burnett-Zeigler.
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WBEZ
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As Winter Approaches, Are Chicago’s Health Care Systems Better Prepared For COVID-19?
Jaline Gerardin, an assistant professor at Northwestern University who models COVID-19 data for Illinois public health officials, is keeping a close eye on whether Illinois could have another bump in COVID-19 cases. “Intervention fatigue is a real thing,” Gerardin said. “If there is an increase in transmission, are we going to detect it quickly, or are we going to only notice it once there’s already kind of substantial transmission and more hospitalizations and deaths happening?”
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MSN
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Study: positive personality traits could offset Alzheimer’s
Lead study author, Eileen Graham of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, says they found some people with cognitive resilience. They functioned well in life, but autopsy showed a diseased brain. They found some with the opposite: people who functioned poorly in life but whose autopsy showed very little neuro-degeneration.
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The New York Times
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Covid-19 May Have a Hidden Impact on the Heart
When detected cases result in reduced cardiac function, about half the time the heart returns to normal on its own, even if scarring remains, according to Clyde Yancy, chief of the division of cardiology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and deputy editor of JAMA Cardiology. When it comes to cases caused by Covid, he says, “the hope is that it resolves spontaneously, which happens in many other circumstances where a virus has affected the heart.”
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NBC News
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‘Brain-boosting’ supplements may contain unapproved drugs, study says
The new study adds to the list of supplement categories that have been shown to contain actual drugs, said Dr. Melinda Ring, executive director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Earlier studies turned up three categories of supplements — those for sex enhancement, body building and weight loss — that were most likely to be contaminated by actual drugs, she said.
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U.S. News & World Report
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AHA News: Cluster of Risky Conditions That Can Lead To Heart Disease Is Rising in Hispanic Adults
While the data points negatively toward the overall Hispanic population, Dr. Sadiya Sana Khan, a cardiologist and assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, cautions that future research also needs to take into account subgroups within that population.
