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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Scientific American
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U.S. Science Is in Chaos
Countless scientists around the country are going through the same thing. Thousands of federal grants have been frozen or canceled, with perhaps 2,600 still in limbo—about $1.4 billion worth.
Without that trust, the entire system could blow apart. “Laboratories are going to close. Trainees are going to go to other countries or pursue nonscience careers,” says Carole LaBonne, a developmental biologist at Northwestern University. “This compact that has existed since World War II, that made the U.S. the successful, prosperous nation that it is, is being dismantled.”
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Fox News
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GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Blood Pressure Risks in Certain Patients, Study Finds
Dr. Micah Eimer, a clinical assistant professor at Northwestern Medicine and senior author of the study, said the research was inspired by a pattern he noticed among patients taking GLP-1 medications.
“I use a lot of GLP-1s because they are shown to reduce the risk of dying from heart disease by up to 20%, depending on the population. And I noticed a series of patients on GLP-1s complaining of lightheadedness, dizziness and fainting. They had low blood pressure on my examination,” he said in a statement.
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Chicago Tribune
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As Summer Heats Up, What’s Driving Chicago ‘Teen Takeovers’?
Sara Thomas, a research assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University, has for years studied the long-term consequences of Chicago youths’ contacts with the juvenile justice system. Her research has included interviews with about 2,000 kids from ages 10 to 18 from the South and West sides.
“Multiple studies that we’ve done and papers we’ve published in our own lab have talked about (how) violent victimization is one of the leading predictors for violent perpetration down the road,” Thomas said in an interview with the Tribune.
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PBS
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Heart Failure in Women: Julie’s Story
Julie has HFpEF, a form of heart failure. The National Institutes of Health say it’s more common in women than men and accounts for at least half the cases of heart failure in women. Today, Julie is in the best shape of her life and doing better than ever. She tells Medical Stories how she’s adapted to her condition, and how it even brought her and her husband, Gregg, closer together.
This episode also features in-depth commentary from renowned experts Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, Chief of Cardiology, Northwestern Medicine, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, and Jane Wilcox, MD, Associate Chief of Cardiology, Northwestern Medicine, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute.
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WGN
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Dr. Elliott: The difference between high cholesterol and high triglycerides
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss GLP-1s, the difference between high cholesterol and high triglycerides, and more.
And, as always, Dr. Elliott answers listeners’ medical questions.
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US News & World Report
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Taking GLP-1s While On BP Meds May Up Your Risk Of Dizzy Spells, Fainting
A new Northwestern Medicine study tracked more than 42,000 adults who started semaglutide, tirzepatide or liraglutide while taking multiple blood pressure drugs. The authors tracked hypotensive episodes, including dizziness, fainting, falls, low blood pressure diagnoses and very low blood pressure readings.
“I’m a big proponent of GLP-1s, they are huge. I’m just saying, let’s watch out for hypotensive events in select patients because I think there’s the potential to do harm,” senior study author Dr. Micah Eimer, clinical assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a news release.
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WGN
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Chat GPT Told Me I Have What?
Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update.
They discuss concerns about AI chatbots providing medical assistance and earbuds causing ear infections, and they take listener questions.
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CBS News
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A Mom’s Stage IV Cancer Had No Symptoms. An Innovative Surgery Saved Her Life.
Continuing to treat the tumors on her liver with chemotherapy alone would leave Piccoli with only about a 10% chance of surviving more than five years, according to Dr. Zachary Dietch, a transplant surgeon at Northwestern Medicine.
But recent data out of Europe showed that some patients who have the cancerous part of their colon removed and receive a liver transplant can see five-year survival rates jump to as high as 80%, according to Dr. Satish Nadig, director of Northwestern’s Comprehensive Transplant Center in Chicago.
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CNN
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About One-Third of Adults Misunderstand Medical Directions
New research suggests that misunderstandings and mistakes when it comes to health information and medication instructions are widespread.
People wanted to get their prescription information right and do the best they could for their health, but fostering health literacy can be difficult when doctors’ visits are short and the information may not be written in a straightforward way, said senior study author Dr. Michael Wolf, professor of medicine and director of Northwestern’s Center for Applied Health Research on Aging.
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US News & World Report
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Retro Video Game Aids Stroke Recovery, Improves Arm Function
A customized throwback video game might help stroke survivors regain arm function, a new study says.
“Here we’re doing something different,” said senior researcher Dr. Marc Slutzky, a professor of neurology and neuroscience at Northwestern University in Chicago. “We’re treating the impairment directly and measuring how much the actual arm improved in addition to performing certain functions. We found our conditioning really caused their improvement.”
