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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Crain’s Chicago Business
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No Pain, No Gain for Those With PAD, Northwestern Study Finds
Walking at a slow pace that does not induce ischemic leg symptoms is no more effective than no exercise at all, the study found.
While the trial did not identify the biological changes that lead to walking improvement, lead investigator Dr. Mary McDermott, professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in the statement that prior research shows intensive exercise stimulates certain biologic pathways that promote improved mitochondrial activity.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
“These are not necessarily bad kids, but they have many strikes against them,” said study lead author Linda Teplin. “Physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect are common. These experiences can precipitate depression. Incarceration should be the last resort.” Teplin is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago.
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WTTW News
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For the Immunocompromised, Vaccines Alone Won’t Bring ‘Normal’ Back
The preliminary study raises questions about vaccine protection for not only those patients, but for others with weakened immune systems, such as people with HIV/AIDS or cancer and those taking steroids or medications for rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease. We spoke about the issue with Dr. Michael Angarone, an associate professor of medicine who specializes in infectious diseases at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Chicago Tribune
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Illinois reopening plans may have some excited to go back to ‘normal.’ But others are feeling FOGO — fear of going out.
Mia Rusev, a case therapist at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and a licensed clinical social worker, says the reopening is going to be a time of transition and adjustment. “People got accustomed to smaller crowds, less noise and more intimate settings, and they’ll have to be patient with themselves with reentry. So if you’re going into a crowded place, it might be overwhelming,” she said.
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HealthDay
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Why Are ER Wait Times Getting Longer for Kids in Mental Health Crisis?
“It’s a widespread problem,” said Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann, one of the researchers on the study and an ER doctor at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
Hoffmann said that while the study period went to 2015, the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the demand for pediatric mental health services. At her hospital, the percentage of ER visits for mental health conditions has doubled since the start of the pandemic.
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HealthDay
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COVID Shot Earlier in Pregnancy Better for Baby: Study
The sooner a pregnant woman gets a COVID-19 vaccine, the more likely she is to transfer protective antibodies to her baby, a new, small study suggests. “This just gives extra fuel for people who are on the fence or just think, ‘Maybe I’ll wait until after I deliver,’” said study co-author Dr. Emily Miller. She’s an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and a maternal fetal medicine physician at Northwestern University School of Medicine.
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MSN
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High cholesterol: Blockages caused by having high levels can cause a tingling sensation
“The challenge is that high cholesterol is often asymptomatic,” says Dr. Kunal Karmali, a cardiologist with Northwestern Medicine. He continued: “People only feel symptoms when they have blockages in those arteries. “I think tingling, particularly in the legs, or achiness, can sometimes be symptoms of leg arteries having blockages. “Those blockages could have formed because of high levels of cholesterol, and so that brings us back to the importance of prevention.”
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WTTW News
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As Vaccine Eligibility Expands In Illinois, Equity Hurdles Remain
“Now we’re seeing a plateau, and the reason we have this plateau is that the populations who are now more likely to contract and spread it weren’t in the initial phases of vaccination,” said Mercedes Carnethon, an epidemiologist and vice chair of preventive medicine at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. “With the virus itself mutating to become more infectious, it is now infecting younger adults and children, who are more exposed and circulating right now.”
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The Wall Street Journal
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New Long COVID Treatments Borrow From Brain Rehab Tactics
The brain fog that patients describe shares similarities with post-traumatic brain injuries as well as the brain fog associated with chemotherapy and chronic fatigue syndrome, says Igor Koralnik, chief of neuro-infectious diseases and global neurology at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. He oversees the Neuro Covid-19 Clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is senior author of the recent study looking at neurologic symptoms in long Covid patients.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern looks at persistence of psychiatric disorders after youths detained
When juveniles are arrested with psychiatric disorders that remain untreated, they can struggle with mental health for many years to come, according to research from Northwestern Medicine.
