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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National Geographic
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Heart problems after vaccinations are very rare—and often resolve quickly
The CDC’s numbers are also in line with what doctors report seeing in their own institutions. At his hospital in New Haven, Asnes says, his team has cared for 10 patients with post-vaccination myocarditis under age 21 and about the same number over 21. Stuart Berger, a pediatric cardiologist at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, says his group has seen six cases of confirmed myocarditis, mostly in boys ages 16 and up.
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Yahoo! News
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Are You Vaccinated, But Still Nervous?
That’s to be expected, says Jacqueline Gollan, a professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. During the height of the pandemic, “we viewed social activities as an unsafe experience. It’s hard to let that go.”
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HealthDay
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App to Monitor RA Symptoms Does Not Improve Disease Outcomes
Yvonne C. Lee, M.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues randomly assigned 191 RA patients to care coordination with an app to monitor longitudinal electronic patient-reported outcomes or care coordination alone. To assess for flares, a care coordinator contacted participants at six and 18 weeks.
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CNN
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Just 10 percent of the world has been vaccinated
“Many times, people have myocarditis and don’t even know it. It goes away and they’re fine,” said Dr. Stuart Berger at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. In most of these post-vaccination cases, patients had a full recovery.
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U.S. News & World Report
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A Strong Bond: Friendship Helped These Two Doctors Cope With the Pandemic
During the height of the pandemic, Gates and Prickett, longtime close friends, leaned on each other for support. Before the pandemic, Gates and Prickett would serve on the intensive care unit about one week per month, which changed dramatically amid COVID-19. Their friendship helped them navigate emotionally challenging situations.
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Chicago Tribune
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Why some Illinois residents will keep wearing masks, for now
Dr. Michelle Prickett, who was on the front lines treating some of the most severely ill COVID-19 patients last year, plans to keep hers on in the clinic and in other areas, like airplanes.
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WGN 9
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Silenced by pandemic, COVID-19 survivor once again finding her voice
But the organization that reinvigorated Longe-Asque once before would become instrumental in lifting her spirits again during a most trying time. Now, after a double lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine and six months of not being able to talk, Longe-Asque has found her voice once more.
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HealthDay
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Why Do So Many Kids Never Get Swimming Lessons?
“Swimming is one of the most important life-saving skills that children and adults should master. Whether for fun or for exercise, swimming will serve them well for the rest of their lives, and it’s never too early to start learning,” said Dr. Matthew Davis, chair of medicine at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The recent poll of more than 1,500 Chicago parents found that 46% of their children never had swimming lessons.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Both Men and Women Aren’t Well Represented in Clinical Trials
“Sex bias in clinical trials can negatively impact both men and women by creating gendered data gaps that then drive clinical practice,” lead author Dr. Jecca Steinberg, a medical resident in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in the statement. “Neglecting one sex in clinical trials — the gold standard scientific exploration and discovery — excludes them from health innovation and skews medical evidence toward therapies with worse efficacy in that sex.”
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Los Angeles Times
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Need mental health help? There are apps for that, but picking the right one is tough
“Digital mental health can be viewed as a way to extend the mental resources that we have,” said David Mohr, who directs the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. A step-care model, for example, would allow patients with milder symptoms to be treated via technology while reserving in-person care for patients who need something more.
