More local coverage of the 40th anniversary of VUMC’s LifeFlight program: WSMV Channel 4 News interviewed flight nurse Keela Dement, RN, EMT, about her 2,000th flight with LifeFlight, while WTVF News Channel 5 reporter Nikki Hauser interviewed Laura Price, MSN, senior director of LifeFlight Operations, and LifeFlight Chief Flight Nurse for LifeFlight 2 Joe Cobble, RN, EMT, for a story about LifeFlight’s 40th anniversary.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted in stories about the summer surge in COVID infections and other topics. Among the news outlets: NBC News, USA Today, Kaiser Health News, and Bloomberg.
Robert Miller, MD, professor of Clinical Medicine, was quoted in a Military.com story about the struggles of veterans with lung disease to get coverage from the VA. Many veterans have lung problems due to exposure to burn pits.
A Fox News report about pregnancy cravings involving the consumption of sea urchin and sushi quotes Angela Wilson-Liverman, DHSc, CNM, FACNM, director of the Division of Midwifery and Advanced Practice Nursing.
Yahoo News reporter Korin Miller interviewed Marla Levine, MD, associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, for a story about “dry drowning,” and why it’s a trendy term with no medical basis.
Health magazine interviewed Lauren Porras, MD, clinical associate professor of Orthopaedics, for a story about when to take ice and painkillers after an injury, when it might make sense to use them, and when it might not.
Bradley Malin, PhD, professor of Biomedical Informatics, spoke to the Las Vegas Review-Journal for a story about using DNA databases to attempt to identify the body of a man who had been shot, placed in a barrel and submerged in Lake Mead. Police suspect foul play.
A Nature story, headlined “Estonians gave their DNA to science — now they’re learning their genetic secrets,” quotes Dan Roden, MDCM, senior vice president for Personalized Medicine.
Brian Christman, MD, professor of Medicine, was quoted in a People magazine story about singer Natalie Grant’s daughter’s near-fatal asthma attack.