http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Media Coverage FeedTue, 12 Jan 2021 09:30:36 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-women-health-jail-mary-schmich-met-0531-20150529-column.htmlWhen Adina Goldberger first stepped into the Cook County Jail, at the age of 22, she wasn't convinced she could relate...When she came home to enroll at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, she asked to start a health education program in the jail.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-women-health-jail-mary-schmich-met-0531-20150529-column.htmlFri, 29 May 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-northwestern-nepal-earthquake-aid-met-20150513-story.htmlDr. Scott Cordes was operating on a patient Tuesday when the hospital building in Nepal began to violently shake. He could hear screams throughout the hospital as nurses and family members tried to evacuate patients. Cordes, an assistant clinical professor with the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, was treating victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal less than three weeks ago, when the area was struck again — this time by a 7.3-magnitude quake centered between the capital Kathmandu and Mount Everest.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-northwestern-nepal-earthquake-aid-met-20150513-story.htmlWed, 13 May 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/05/13/could-pink-pill-help-women-with-low-sex-drives/“It actually balances out dopamine and serotonin so that women have more sexual thoughts, more fantasies,” said Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. Lauren Streicher, describing how it works in the brain. So, if flibanserin worked for Amanda and 45 percent of women in the studies, why has it been rejected twice by the FDA?CBS Chicagohttp://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/05/13/could-pink-pill-help-women-with-low-sex-drives/Wed, 13 May 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150513/downtown/chicago-6th-sneeziest-wheeziest-city-america-reportBaiju Malde, a physician and allergy specialist at Northwestern Medicine, has said neighborhoods across the city were falling victim to a later-than-usual tree-budding season — causing the springtime allergy season to linger with stronger effects. DNA Info http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150513/downtown/chicago-6th-sneeziest-wheeziest-city-america-reportWed, 13 May 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-als-ice-sculpture-exhibit-met-20150507-story.htmlStarting Thursday, spanning three days and locations, the Les Turner ALS Research and Patient Center at Northwestern Medicine will exhibit ice sculptures carved in the likeness of people who have suffered from ALS, the center said.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-als-ice-sculpture-exhibit-met-20150507-story.htmlThu, 07 May 2015 09:00:00 CSThttps://www.yahoo.com/health/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-metabolism-in-just-one-118221014693.htmlGetting exposure to light in the morning will not only help you wake up, but may help keep you slim, suggests research from Northwestern University.Yahoo! Beauty https://www.yahoo.com/health/10-ways-to-speed-up-your-metabolism-in-just-one-118221014693.htmlWed, 06 May 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.cbsnews.com/news/changes-in-the-blood-can-predict-cancer/"Understanding this pattern of telomere growth may mean it can be a predictive biomarker for cancer," Dr. Lifang Hou, the lead study author and a professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a statement. "Because we saw a strong relationship in the pattern across a wide variety of cancers, with the right testing these procedures could be used to eventually diagnose a wide variety of cancers."CBS News (National) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/changes-in-the-blood-can-predict-cancer/Mon, 04 May 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-sex-education-gender-equity-effect-balancing-20150428-column.htmlThe results are particularly compelling in light of Northwestern University researcher Alice Dreger live-tweeting her son's ninth grade sex ed class, revealing a disheartening reliance on fear, shame and anecdotes about condom breakage.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-sex-education-gender-equity-effect-balancing-20150428-column.htmlWed, 29 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150428091934.htm"Patient portals that offer access to electronic medical records could help individuals better manage their health care and personal needs, but people with less access to and comfort with computers are at risk of not receiving these benefits and will eventually be left behind," said Michael Wolf, corresponding study author and a professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.Science Dailyhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150428091934.htmWed, 29 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/keep-moving-even-if-in-new-ways-to-stay-a-step-ahead-of-arthritis/But if they improved their physical activity, “they functioned better and had less disability,” said Dr. Lee, a biostatistician at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.The New York Timeshttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/keep-moving-even-if-in-new-ways-to-stay-a-step-ahead-of-arthritis/Mon, 27 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-lollapalooza-teen-drinking-study-met-20150427-story.html"We hear about Lollapalooza concert-goers damaging the grass in Grant Park but we never hear about the binge drinking among underage drinkers," Dr. Robert Tanz, a pediatrician at Lurie and pediatrics professor at Northwestern University, said in a statement announcing theChicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-lollapalooza-teen-drinking-study-met-20150427-story.htmlMon, 27 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-prescription-drugs-pregnancy-met-20150427-story.html"Should we let women with epilepsy just have seizures?" said Dr. Katherine Wisner, a professor and psychiatrist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who advised the FDA on the changes.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-prescription-drugs-pregnancy-met-20150427-story.htmlMon, 27 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2015/04/24/daily-aspirin-taken-by-more-than-half-of-older-us-adults"If 100 percent were taking it, I'd be really concerned," said Dr. Robert Bonow, a professor of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.U.S. News & World Reporthttp://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2015/04/24/daily-aspirin-taken-by-more-than-half-of-older-us-adultsFri, 24 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-northwestern-hiv-research-center-met-20150422-story.htmlWhen Northwestern University opens its new HIV research center Thursday in Lakeview's Center on Halsted, Amaya will be one of 1,300 participants in a study that will take a comprehensive look at all the risk and preventive factors associated with HIV in young gay and bisexual men.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-northwestern-hiv-research-center-met-20150422-story.htmlWed, 22 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/04/21/6-embarrassing-health-problems-solved/"I hear embarrassing questions all day long," says Lauren Streicher, MD, associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University and author of Sex Rx.Fox News (National) http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/04/21/6-embarrassing-health-problems-solved/Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/community/chi-ugc-article-northwestern-medicine-stroke-programs-recogni-2015-04-21-story.html"With a stroke, time lost is brain lost, and this award demonstrates our commitment to ensuring patients receive care based on nationally-respected clinical guidelines," said Richard Bernstein, MD, director of the stroke program and telestroke at Northwestern Memorial and professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/community/chi-ugc-article-northwestern-medicine-stroke-programs-recogni-2015-04-21-story.htmlTue, 21 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/business/fda-approves-amgen-drug-to-treat-heart-failure.htmlAmgen’s drug will be for “a niche of patients, potentially small, compared to a full cohort of patients who will be immediate candidates for LCZ696,” Dr. Clyde W. Yancy, chief of the cardiology division at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, wrote in an email.The New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/business/fda-approves-amgen-drug-to-treat-heart-failure.htmlWed, 15 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150415/BLOGS03/150419910/northwestern-alums-pledge-more-than-10-million-to-schoolMuneer Satter and his wife, Kristen Hertel, have committed to donate $10.5 million to Northwestern University, most of it for medical school scholarships.Crain's Chicago Businesshttp://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150415/BLOGS03/150419910/northwestern-alums-pledge-more-than-10-million-to-schoolWed, 15 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2015/04/15/when-men-get-the-baby-bluesMen with histories of mental health conditions are at higher risk for depression after becoming a father, but for some new dads, “that lack of sleep and lack of control and lack of a routine is enough to just kind of tip them into a depression,” says Dr. Craig Garfield, an associate professor in pediatrics and medical social sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who led the Pediatrics study on depressive symptoms.US News & World Reporthttp://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2015/04/15/when-men-get-the-baby-bluesWed, 15 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-northwestern-parsa-memorial-met-20150414-story.htmlNorthwestern University  will hold a memorial service Friday for Dr. Andrew Parsa, the neurological surgery chairman at the Feinberg School of Medicine who died suddenly Monday, a university spokeswoman said Tuesday.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-northwestern-parsa-memorial-met-20150414-story.htmlTue, 14 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-northwestern-baseball-elbow-injuries-study-bsi-20150414-story.htmlTwo Northwestern University biomedical engineers have taken a new approach to one of the most confounding injuries in professional sports, using digital tools to study the way baseball pitchers, especially hard-throwing big-leaguers, keep destroying their elbows.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-northwestern-baseball-elbow-injuries-study-bsi-20150414-story.htmlTue, 14 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://chicago.suntimes.com/news-chicago/7/71/518252/dr-andrew-parsa-northwestern-hospital-surgeon-dies-48Dr. Parsa, the chair of neurological surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, died unexpectedly Monday at his Lincoln Park home, relatives said.Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://chicago.suntimes.com/news-chicago/7/71/518252/dr-andrew-parsa-northwestern-hospital-surgeon-dies-48Tue, 14 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-andrew-parsa-obit-met-20150413-story.htmlDr. Andrew Parsa, chairman of neurological surgery at  Northwestern University's  Feinberg School of Medicine, died suddenly Monday morning, according to school officials and the Cook County medical examiner's office.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-andrew-parsa-obit-met-20150413-story.htmlMon, 13 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-brown/cholesterol-dietary-confu_b_7041098.htmlLinda Van Horn, Ph.D., is a registered dietitian and professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.The Huffington Posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-brown/cholesterol-dietary-confu_b_7041098.htmlMon, 13 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.wsj.com/articles/aleppo-diary-the-carnage-from-syrian-barrel-bombs-1428876082Dr. Attar is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.The Wall Street Journal http://www.wsj.com/articles/aleppo-diary-the-carnage-from-syrian-barrel-bombs-1428876082Sun, 12 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/04/09/4-skin-conditions-that-can-signal-other-health-problems/In many cases, skin conditions are linked to processes occurring throughout the body, and this means they can become risk factors that set you up for other types of illness or injury, said Dr. Jonathan Silverberg, assistant professor of dermatology at Northwestern University.Fox News (National) http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/04/09/4-skin-conditions-that-can-signal-other-health-problems/Thu, 09 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-intellicare-apps-northwestern-bsi-20150408-story.htmlA team at Northwestern University ’s Feinberg School of Medicine is hoping a just-launched suite of mobile apps will help people with depression and anxiety disorders.Chicago Tribunehttp://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-intellicare-apps-northwestern-bsi-20150408-story.htmlWed, 08 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttps://www.yahoo.com/health/4-skin-conditions-that-can-signal-other-health-115061016823.htmlIn many cases, skin conditions are linked to processes occurring throughout the body, and this means they can become risk factors that set you up for other types of illness or injury, says Jonathan Silverberg, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at Northwestern University.Yahoo! Beautyhttps://www.yahoo.com/health/4-skin-conditions-that-can-signal-other-health-115061016823.htmlWed, 08 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CSThttp://www.wsj.com/articles/new-thinking-on-sinus-infections-1428356464Many sinusitis sufferers also have allergies, said Anju Peters, an associate professor of medicine in the division of allergy and immunology at Northwestern University in Chicago.The New York Times http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-thinking-on-sinus-infections-1428356464Mon, 06 Apr 2015 09:00:00 CST