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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WGN
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Catching Pancreatic Cancer Early: A Northwestern Medicine Doctor’s Mission
Data shows that one in 60 people will get pancreatic cancer. Yet regular screenings are not offered to the masses. But for those with a family history and genetic factors, it’s one local doctor’s mission to catch it before the disease turns deadly.
Dr. Rajesh Keswani, a Northwestern Medicine gastroenterologist, says the hope is to find the cancer in its earliest stage for more success stories.
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WGN
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Dr. Santina Wheat Answers Vaccination Questions
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 give vaccination updates and answer listener questions.
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NBC News
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Why Are Americans So Tired? CDC Report Highlights Who’s Feeling It Most
The CDC survey didn’t look at underlying causes of frequent fatigue, and it doesn’t indicate whether it’s worse than in previous years. But Dr. Alana A. Lewis, a cardiologist at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, said the findings were “not unexpected.”
“Just living in this country, we all, at some point, feel fatigue,” Lewis said.
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The New York Times
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Glass Thinner Than a Human Hair: How the New iPhone Bends but Doesn’t Break
Apple on Wednesday unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone with a 7.6-inch glass screen that is capable of bending countless times without breaking.
“The thickness of a material determines its stiffness toward bending,” said John A. Rogers, a professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern University. “If you make something very thin, it becomes easier to bend.”
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NBC News
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Too Much Light During Nighttime Sleep May Damage the Heart
The researchers compared people who were exposed to almost no nighttime light during sleep to people who were exposed to at least 3 lux — lux is a measurement of illumination — which would still be a very dim room, said Kristen Knutson, an associate professor of sleep medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine who has no connection to the study.
Your closed eyes, however, would be able to detect the light, she said.
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WGN
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Understanding and Helping Those Battling Postpartum Psychosis
Dr. Leiszle Lapping-Carr, Psychologist at Northwestern Medicine joins Lisa Dent to talk about the differences between postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis in the wake of the Lindsay Clancy trial as well as Corie Walsh’s alleged murder of her two-year-old son, Barrett, in Frankfort, Illinois.
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US News & World Report
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Suicide-Related ER Visits In Children Rise, But Many Hospitals Lack Specialized Mental Health Care
ER visits by children suffering suicide-related crises jumped before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says.
“Our findings underscore the need to equip every ED — not only large pediatric centers — with tools and resources to provide evidence-based mental health care,” lead researcher Dr. Audrey Brewer said in a news release. She is an assistant professor of advanced pediatrics and primary care at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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WGN
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Dr. Sterling Elliott: Are You Taking Tylenol Wrong?
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how to properly take Tylenol, are certain antibiotics safe to take with others, the side effects of post-breast cancer medication, and more!
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Forbes
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5 Best NR Supplements Of 2026: Lab Tested & Reviewed
Baljash S. Cheema, M.D., cardiologist and medical director of the Human Longevity Clinic at Northwestern Medicine, says that while it’s “biologically plausible” that supplements that can boost NAD+ levels may be effective for longevity purposes, there isn’t enough evidence to suggest that taking an oral supplement will improve your health.
“We have to stay grounded in what the science shows,” says Dr. Cheema.
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WGN
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: When Should You Get your Flu Shot?
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder about the importance of getting the flu vaccine, when you should think about getting COVID and flu shots, how vaccine hesitancy is causing a rise in measles cases, and a new study that shows a pancreatic cancer drug may hold promise for lung cancer as well.
