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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Why is nobody sleeping properly, and how can we fix it?
Too little sleep. It’s a familiar scenario for too many Americans. In fact, more than half of American adults say they aren’t getting enough.
Beyond irritability, persistent sleep deprivation has been linked to many physical and psychological issues, from weight gain and heart disease to depression and dementia.
GUEST: Dr. Sabra Abbott, Neurologist at Northwestern University, in the Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine.
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NBC
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Is leucovorin an effective treatment for autism? Here’s what research shows
Leucovorin can help folate reach the brain, which in theory might improve verbal communication or reduce autism symptoms like irritability or repetitive behaviors. But there’s no evidence that it eliminates symptoms altogether.
“I still remain hopeful that leucovorin may be a tool in our toolbox that can help a group of patients,” said Dr. Rachel Follmer, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “But I don’t know if we’re at the point yet where we can say that this is definitely going to help all individuals with autism.”
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NPR
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Beauty and health gurus love it. Do claims about sea moss sink or swim?
Despite a long tradition of using sea moss for its alleged beauty and wellness boosting properties, “we still don’t have much research to support the health claims that our celebrities are endorsing,” King says.
Most of the claims are based on cell or animal studies, which don’t always translate to humans. “Even the human trials that we have are small and of short duration,” says Dr. Melinda Ring, the executive director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health at Northwestern University.
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Fox News
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Lupus link to arthritis in spotlight amid Selena Gomez’s health battle
Singer and actress Selena Gomez recently revealed that she developed arthritis related to her lupus. She has openly discussed her battle with lupus since 2015.
The process involves several “moving parts,” according to Dr. Irene Blanco, a rheumatologist, professor and director of lupus clinical services at Northwestern University’s Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute in Chicago.
“Lupus patients classically make antibodies that target their own body’s healthy proteins and structures,” she told Fox News Digital.
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CBS
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A retired grandfather’s heartburn was the warning sign of a rare illness
Langevin had the latter form of the disease, said Dr. Gabriel Wallace, the director of vascular surgery at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital. Langevin’s condition was “pretty extreme,” Wallace said. Patients like Langevin tend to be miserable by the time they are diagnosed, Wallace said.
“They can’t eat, they lose weight, they start becoming malnourished, and there’s a real psychiatric or psychologic detriment,” Wallace said. “The psychological toll of not being able to eat, the disruption of your normal life, the pain, the fear of eating, it totally wrecks people.”
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Heart attack in your future? Coronary artery calcium testing via a CT scan shows your risk
The test helps answer a pointed question: To statin or not to statin? If a doctor calculates the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at 5% or lower, drugs are unnecessary for now.
Over 20%, “There’s no doubt the risk is sufficiently high to justify medication,” says Dr. Philip Greenland, a Northwestern University preventive cardiologist who coauthored a recent review in JAMA. “It’s the in-between range where it’s more uncertain,” including “borderline” risk of 5% to 7.5% and “intermediate” risk of 7.5% to 20%.
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NBC Chicago
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Hundreds to plunge into Chicago River for open water swim on Sunday
The event celebrates the city’s environmental progress and generates money for ALS research at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and for swim safety education for at-risk children in Chicago.
Spectators can catch a glimpse of the history in the making along the Riverwalk between Lake and Clark Streets.
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CNN
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CDC advisers vote to recommend against combo vaccine for young kids, delay vote on newborn hepatitis B shot
Although the forthcoming ACIP vote wouldn’t be a complete overhaul of vaccine policy, waiting to vaccinate could do damage, some experts said.
“This still misses the most highly vulnerable window for protection of infants,” said Dr. Ravi Jhaveri, who heads the division of pediatric infectious disease at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. “The first recommendation is one we have had in place and is the standard of care.”
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The New York Times
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Kennedy’s Advisory Panel Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4
Mr. Kennedy has questioned the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine and has claimed, incorrectly, that it was not tested properly. In his confirmation hearing in January, he refused to say that the hepatitis B vaccine does not cause autism, a fact widely accepted among scientists.
But Dr. Claudia A. Hawkins, who cares for patients with hepatitis B and hepatitis C at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said hepatitis B vaccines are “very safe, with no reports of any serious side effects in babies, children or adults since their introduction.”
“There is no reason to delay the hepatitis B vaccine,” she said.
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CBS Chicago
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Osher Center at Northwestern Medicine to host fundraiser focused on food as medicine
Osher Center executive director Dr. Melinda Ring said there are many ways that food impacts all of our lives and health. She explained to Suzanne Le Mignot what using food as medicine looks like.
