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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The Washington Post
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‘I’m still not planning to get it’: FDA approval not swaying some vaccine holdouts
The sheer number of still-skeptical Americans — and their willingness to shift the goal posts on what might convince them — underscores that vaccination mandates are essential, said Robert Murphy, an infectious-disease physician and executive director of the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
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HealthDay
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A Little Wine & Certain Foods Could Help Keep Blood Pressure Healthy
Overall, the study found, diversity in gut bacteria explained up to 15% of the link between those flavonoid-rich foods and lower blood pressure. Studies like this are helping researchers better understand exactly how diet affects health, according to Linda Van Horn, a volunteer expert with the American Heart Association (AHA).
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HealthDay
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Age Can Impair a Man’s Odds for Fatherhood: Study
A man who is concerned about his fertility can take a number of common-sense steps, said Dr. Robert Brannigan, professor in the department of urology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago.f
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WGN 9
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Covid vaccine 2.0: Local researchers already working on next generation of shots
A new and improved shot is already in the works, think of it as Covid vaccine 2.0. And local scientists like Northwestern Medicine Immunologist Dr Pablo Penaloza-Macmaster said it better protects against breakthrough infections. “They are pretty effective in terms of preventing severe disease and death,” he said.
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Chicago Tribune
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Will more Illinois residents get vaccinated now that Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has FDA approval?
“I think it will help a few people, move them toward wanting the vaccine, but I think the biggest benefit will probably come from the comfort bigger organizations have in mandates,” said Dr. Jeffrey Linder, a primary care doctor at Northwestern Medicine and chief of the division of general internal medicine and geriatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Dangerous Diabetes Tied to Pregnancy Is on the Rise
“While moms’ age has increased slightly, we saw similar increases in gestational diabetes in every age group from 15 to 44, so age can’t be the only driver,” said study co-author Dr. Sadiya Khan, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago.
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Yahoo! News
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‘Not a disaster’: Chicago officials tout Lollapalooza as success with ‘no evidence’ of being COVID-19 superspreader
Robert Murphy, executive director of the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University, called the results “amazing,” and “caught many people by surprise.” He pointed to Lollapalooza as a potential model for future events.
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The Washington Post
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What your heart rate can — and can’t — tell you about your health
Before the rise in popularity of fitness trackers and smartwatches, cardiologist Sadiya Khan said patients rarely came in with questions about why their heart rates seemed high or low. But the growing interest in wearable devices, which some early research suggests can even detect coronavirus symptoms, means many people have a trove of real-time health information at their fingertips.
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Chicago Tribune
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Health officials in ‘high-risk’ Lake County say vaccinations are key to recovery; ‘This is largely preventable’
The number of people hospitalized for the disease in Lake County is increasing quicker than the number of new cases, according to reports from Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan and Advocate Aurora Health, which operates Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.
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Chicago Tribune
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Suburban high school freshman suspended after refusing to wear a mask: ‘She knows she has the right to make decisions about her own body’
Some medical experts, including Dr. Larry Kociolek, a pediatric infectious diseases physician-scientist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, warn that with the surge of the delta variant, the start of the new school year is not the right time to ease up on masks.
