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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WBEZ
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Here’s One Reason Why Chicago’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Appears So Unequal
Altogether, four prominent teaching hospitals – U of C, University of Illinois Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Rush University Medical Center – received almost 240,000 doses, or almost 30% of the nearly one million doses shipped to providers in Chicago. Each of these hospitals is now receiving more than 5,000 doses a week – up to 10 times what Heartland’s been recently getting.
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Chicago Tribune
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Why are COVID-19 numbers heading up again? It could be that the public is following ‘recipe for a surge.’
“We know the recipe for a surge,” said Dr. Khalilah Gates, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “It is traveling, vacationing, gathering.” Gates noted there was also a surge around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
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MSN
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How stress stops hair growth (in mice)
“If the finding can be translated in humans, they have to show that cortisol can push growing hair follicles into the rest phase,” said Rui Yi, a professor in the departments of pathology and dermatology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, who was not involved in the study.
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U.S. News & World Report
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What to Know About COVID-19 Vaccine Passports and Travel
It’s already been established that more research into coronavirus vaccination and transmission is needed, but experts believe equity could be an additional concern with vaccine passports. “It is hard to imagine how vaccine passports could be put into place in a way that would make travel safer around the world in an equitable manner,” Mercedes Carnethon, vice chairwoman of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, says in an email.
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The Washington Post
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A 57-year-old woman who survived a brain tumor just gave birth, breaking a state record
Still, stories like Higgins’s are rare in the United States for a number of reasons, including the tiny market for patients in their 50s and older who want to carry a pregnancy, and certain medical guidelines that discourage IVF in patients older than 55, said Eve Feinberg, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University. “I’m inspired by the miracle of science,” Feinberg told The Washington Post. “They took a really big gamble; they luckily ended up on the favorable side of things.”
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The New York Times
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Start Retraining for Social Interactions
“Being really open and direct is the best way,” said Dr. Danesh Alam, a psychiatrist and the medical director of behavior health services at Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital. Dr. Alam suggested studying up for conversations, preparing some questions and topics in order to chat with more intention and keep things on topic.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Nosing In on Kids Who Had COVID-19 and Lost Their Sense of Smell
Dr. Yolanda Holler-Managan, a pediatric neurologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said she doesn’t see why this method wouldn’t work for children, too. In both age groups, the olfactory nerve can regenerate every six to eight weeks. As the nerve heals, training can help strengthen the sense of smell.
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Fox News
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Coronavirus ‘long haulers’ most often battle fatigue, ‘brain fog,’ study suggests
A team of experts at Northwestern Medicine published peer-reviewed findings in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology on Tuesday. The study intended to characterize the range of neurologic manifestations “long haulers” endure. Researchers analyzed 100 non-hospitalized “long haulers,” 50 of which had confirmed positive virus tests and 50 did not. The average age of participants was 43, and the majority of participants were female.
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Fox News
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Coronavirus ‘long haulers’ most often battle fatigue, ‘brain fog,’ study suggests
Most non-hospitalized coronavirus “long haulers,” or patients facing symptoms over a month later, report more than four neurologic symptoms, with “brain fog” being the most predominant, according to what researchers say is the first study of its kind. A team of experts at Northwestern Medicine published peer-reviewed findings in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology on Tuesday.
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The New York Times
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They Had Mild Covid. Then Their Serious Symptoms Kicked In.
“We are seeing people who are really highly, highly functional individuals, used to multitasking all the time and being on top of their game, but, all of a sudden, it’s really a struggle for them,” said Dr. Igor J. Koralnik, the chief of neuro-infectious diseases and global neurology at Northwestern Medicine, who oversees the clinic and is the senior author of the study.
