A followup to the April 8 solar eclipse, a story in The New York Times by reporter Gina Kolata headlined, “Eclipses Injured Their Eyes, and the World Never Looked the Same,” quotes David Calkins, PhD, director of the Vanderbilt Vision Research Center.
There has been a bird flu outbreak at America’s largest egg producer, and reporters spoke to William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, about bird flu generally and the risk to humans. He has also been interviewed about other infectious disease stories, including COVID vaccines, the uptick in meningitis cases and bacteriophages claims on social media. Among the news outlets he has spoken to recently: The Washington Post (“Bird flu in humans, explained”), Verywell Health (“New research supports an annual COVID vaccine plan”), Daily Mail, AARP, and Everyday Health.
The New York Times posted a piece, “Are You Eating Too Much Salt?” that quotes Deepak Gupta, MD, associate professor of Medicine.
“PBS Newshour” reporter Dan Sagalyn interviewed Robert Miller, MD, professor of Clinical Medicine, for a story about the VA vowing to fix how veterans receive disability benefits from burn pit injuries.
Public News Service, a radio wire service, ran both the Working Nation print story about how VUMC is working with local educational institutions to address the shortage of healthcare workers since the pandemic and the Tennessee News Service reporter Danielle Smith broadcast story, quoting Peggy Valentine, Ed.D., vice president of Allied Health Education. The Lumina Foundation, a 24-year-old work/education policy think tank, also shared the story in its newsletter.
Verywell Health reporter Amy Isler is interviewing Sandy Alexander, RN, associate nursing officer, for a story about the virtual nursing program.
WSMV Channel 4 News reporter Brendan Tierney interviewed Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, President of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, for a story about weapons detection technology being implemented at the hospital.
Is eating extremely hot hot chicken dangerous to your health? Tennessean reporter Brad Schmidt looked into that burning issue in an article that included quotes from Rishi Naik, MD,assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
Christianne Roumie, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine, was quoted by HealthCentral in a story about whether LDL cholesterol can be too low.
Eric Bowman, MD, assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, was quoted in a Times Now piece about pickleball injuries.
Wes Ely, MD, professor of medicine and co-director of the Center for Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship, was quoted by Nature in a story about research into long COVID.
Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, professor of Health Policy was interviewed by Politifact in a story about the Biden administration’s $35 insulin price cap.