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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CNBC
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Why Slack can actually make you less productive, and 3 things that might help
When workers are stationed in different time zones and there can’t be a consistent dialogue, Slack messaging can lead to higher productivity, says Jennie Lin, an assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern University. She authored a 2020 paper about how collaboration tools affect productivity in the medical field.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Opioid Deaths Spiked in Chicago’s Home County While a Stay-at-Home Order Was in Effect
The average number of people dying of opioid overdoses in the Illinois county that’s home to Chicago increased by more than 20% last year while state residents were told to stay at home to curb the spread of COVID-19, according to a new analysis. The study’s lead author, Maryann Mason – an associate professor of emergency medicine at Northwestern and principal investigator for the Statewide Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System in Illinois – says she believes the findings may be applicable beyond just Cook County, given these widespread factors.
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The Washington Post
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You like to drift off to podcasts. Your partner prefers silence. Headphones offer a compromise.
But because not all partners or roommates prefer the same — or any — sleep-inducing sounds, some insomniacs have started wearing headphones to bed, which raises questions about safety, comfort and sleep quality. Although the effect of sleeping in headphones has not been well-studied, said Phyllis Zee, chief of sleep medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, she and other experts believe it is generally safe.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Researchers who have been part of historic investigations say science had to overcome its own blind spots. The awareness has been gradual, said professor Linda Van Horn, chief of the nutrition division in the department of preventive medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “It wasn’t a moment in time. It was growing recognition, as most things in medicine are,” she said.
Researchers who have been part of historic investigations say science had to overcome its own blind spots. The awareness has been gradual, said professor Linda Van Horn, chief of the nutrition division in the department of preventive medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “It wasn’t a moment in time. It was growing recognition, as most things in medicine are,” she said.
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NBC News
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Bisexual women with straight male partners least likely to be out, study finds
Bisexual women’s health and well-being may be affected by the gender and sexual orientation of their partner, according to a new study published in the Journal of Bisexuality. “Most research about relationships has been focused on heterosexual couples,” Casey Xavier Hall, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health at Northwestern University and lead author on the article, told NBC News. “There is very little relationship research around bi people’s relationships. There are meaningful differences in relationships depending on the sexual and gender identity of bi women’s partners.”
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Associated Press
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More infectious COVID-19 variant identified in Chicago
“We identified it through our research program following mutations in the virus over time in the Chicago area,” said Dr. Egon Ozer, assistant professor of medicine in infectious diseases at Northwestern and a Northwestern Medicine physician. The P.1 strain was first found in Brazilian travelers who arrived in Tokyo in early January
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NBC News
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J&J vaccine could be a ‘game changer.’ Here’s why a third option matters.
“It could be a total game changer,” said Dr. Muriel Jean-Jacques, an assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern University. Millions of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson will soon be available in the U.S., a much-anticipated development that could help turn the tide of the pandemic by vastly speeding the rate at which people are vaccinated.
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NBC News
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Parents desperate to get their disabled kids vaccinated face big hurdle: CDC guidelines
Dr. Sadiya Khan, an epidemiologist at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said parents of children who aren’t disabled and don’t have underlying health problems shouldn’t wait on vaccinations before sending their kids back to school. “There is no reason that we need to keep kids out of school waiting for a vaccine,” Khan said.
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USA Today
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‘Safest place in the city’: COVID-19 cases in nursing homes drop 89% as residents get vaccinated
Early data from the federal government provides compelling evidence the vaccine has probably helped keep residents and staff safe, said Dr. June McKoy, a Northwestern University associate professor of medicine, preventive medicine and medical education.
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CNN
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Which face mask is best for communication? A new study weighs in
It found that during high levels of background noise, the surgical mask “was shown to least hinder speech recognition,” said Dr. Jawad Fares, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago’s Northwestern University. “The findings of the study are important in light of the current pandemic, as it acknowledges the communication challenges that we are facing,” said Fares, who was not involved in the study
