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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US News & World Report
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25 Dangerous Drug Interactions: What You Should Never Mix
One common misconception is that interactions just apply to prescription drugs. Many assume that because a product is sold without a prescription, it is completely safe, but this isn’t always the case. Drug interactions with other over-the-counter medications, vitamins and herbal medicines can occur.
“The best way to avoid harmful drug interactions is through communication and awareness,” says Sterling Elliott, a pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and an assistant professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago.
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BBC
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Surviving without lungs for 48 hours
How a patient survived for 48 hours without lungs. Too ill to receive a lung transplant straight away, the man relied on an artificial lung while his body recovered from an infection. As he prepares to repeat the procedure for the first time, Dr. Ankit Bharat, Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine explains the groundbreaking technique.
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NBC Chicago
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What is Progressive Supranuclear Palsy? Rev. Jesse Jackson battled rare neurological disorder
Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour, a neurology professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said research is underway to better help understand its cause.
“They may have trouble with their speech, the speech may sound effortful and sometimes when it progresses fast, the person may not be able to talk,” he told NBC 5. “It’s horrible to see this, unfortunately. Especially with no cure.”
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Good Morning America
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Bride surprises wedding guests with stem cell donor who saved her life
In an interview with “Good Morning America” that aired Monday, Dr. Jayesh Mehta, a hematologist at Northwestern Medicine’s Lurie Cancer Center in Chicago, explained the seriousness of the disease.
“Either the low counts from the MDS or the development of leukemia will prove life-threatening,” Mehta said.
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Fox Chicago
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New study examines social media’s impact on children’s mental health
Dr. Courtney K. Blackwell shares the potential impacts social media has on mental health and development. She discusses a study that focuses on 8 to 12 year-olds to understand what platforms they use and why they use social media.
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NPR Illinois
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Report finds children with mental health diagnoses often incarcerated instead of getting treatment
A new report from Congress has raised the alarm about children with mental health conditions being held in juvenile detention, rather than getting treatment.
“I am delighted that they commissioned this investigation, however this is nothing new,” says Linda Teplin, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Medical School. Teplin has studied youth and detention for three decades.
“We’ve known for years that the prevalence of psychiatric disorder in juvenile facilities is extremely high – far higher than in the general population. And we know that few kids get services, whether in detention or, particularly, when they go back to their communities,” Teplin says.
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CBS News
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Mental health researcher on data about social media and addiction in kids
Meta and Google are facing claims in court that their apps deliberately addict children. Dr. Courtney Blackwell, associate professor in medical social sciences at Northwestern University, joins CBS News to discuss her research on the subject.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Northwestern Medicine, Siemens roll out revamped cancer tech
“It is going to be a big deal” for cancer patients, said Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. James Carr, chair of the radiology department. “We can now really begin to leverage that technological expertise and really begin to focus some of those innovations in cancer care, as well as other areas.”
Carr said Northwestern’s collaboration with Siemens dates back at least 20 years and has resulted in a number of major medical research breakthroughs. This new focus on cancer care is a natural next step.
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CBS Chicago
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Oncologist describe signs, treatment options for pulmonary embolism, rectal cancer
Dr. Sheetal Kircher with Lurie Cancer Center says some signs of a pulmonary embolism include fatigue and shortness of breath. For rectal cancer, she says to look for rectal bleeding.
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Crain’s Chicago Business
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Neil Bluhm gifts Northwestern Medicine $50M to keep it at forefront of cardiac care
Neil Bluhm is putting another $50 million into Northwestern Medicine’s heart program — the one he launched 20 years ago — to ensure it will remain among the nation’s best for decades to come.
Dr. Patrick McCarthy, director of the institute, said the idea behind this latest donation started last year, when Bluhm and the health system celebrated the 20th anniversary of his foundational $10 million gift.
