March 3, 2023

VUMC in the news, March 7, 2023

The New York Times, NPR Morning Edition, The Washington Post, Associated Press national, Financial Times, NBC News, and STAT News were among the news outlets that interviewed Stacey Dusetzina, PhD, professor of Health Policy,  for stories about Eli Lilly’s decision to cut the list price of insulin.

William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, continues to be one of the most in-demand sources about RSV, COVID-19, influenza and other subjects in the news. Among the news organizations he has spoken with recently: Health, ABC News, The Washington Post, and  Healthline.

Frederick Guengerich, PhD, Tadashi Inagami, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry, was quoted in an Associated Press story about the spread of dioxins after the recent train derailment in Ohio.

WTVF News Channel 5 reporter Olivia Michaels, interviewed Angela Jefferson, PhD, director of the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center, and study participant Tonya Brown about an ongoing Alzheimer’s research study.

Wesley Self, MD, Senior Vice President for Clinical Research, was quoted in an AARP story about warning signs of sepsis.