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A month after actor and comedian Bob Saget was found dead in a Florida hotel room, an autopsy report has revealed additional details, finding that he died as a result of “blunt head trauma.” Borna Bonakdarpour, associate professor of neurology shares “These [brain] bleeds sometimes are very sneaky.”

Covid was a chance for AI systems to shine in the medical field, with increased funding and spotlight put onto them to make proper decisions during case surges that threatened to overwhelm hospitals. However, the systems failed. Dr. Yuan Luo, associate professor of preventative medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, attributes the failures of machine learning during the pandemic to the constantly changing nature of the virus.

New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women. Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein, a pathologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine found evidence that placenta damage rather than infection of the fetus is likely the cause of many COVID-19 related stillbirths.

Public health experts agree that school mask mandates should not last forever, but differ on weather the time has come to remove them. Mercedes Carnethon, an epidemiologist at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shares that children who catch the virus at school could pass it on to more vulnerable adults.

Want to lose weight from sleeping? Try extending your sleep time so you are not sleep deprived. It’s not only people who are overweight who find themselves craving carbs and adding pounds when they are sleep deprived, said Kristen Knutson, associate professor of sleep and preventative medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

The pandemic is causing people to experience increased blood pressure, sleep problems and trouble focusing. But there are other, potentially overlooked, indicators of stress, according to experts – and eye health is a prime sight. Stress can make it tough to take proper care of yourself, said Michael Ziffra, associate professor of psychiatry at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Most healthcare workers at a large U.S. hospital who initially refused COVID-19 vaccines eventually went and got their shots, new research reveals. “This study found healthcare workers’ attitudes about COVID-19 vaccination could change in a very short period of time” said lead study author Charlesnika Evans, professor of preventative medicine in epidemiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

New cases of COVID-19 continue to drop dramatically in Lake County, reaching levels not seen since November before the surge perpetrated by the omicron variant, but the number of children vaccinated between ages 5 and 11 remains far less than the rest of the population. Jeffrey Kopin, chief medical officer at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital said in an email the Lake County area is experiencing a similar situation to Eastern states like New York and New Jersey with the omicron variant.

President Joe Biden’s ambitious “Cancer Moonshot” relaunch will not only prevent deaths, it could also significantly improve the quality of life of those who survive cancer, experts say. Maha Hussain, a medical oncologist and deputy director of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, said a continued focus on prevention and screening was critical to meeting the rest of the goals in Biden’s plan.

Jeremiah Stamler, a tireless cardiovascular researcher who helped demonstrate that diet and lifestyle play a fundamental role in heart health, shaking up the medical establishment after years in which heart attacks and strokes were viewed as inevitable consequences of aging and bad genes, died Jan. 26 at his home in Sag Harbor, N.Y.