People magazine senior staff writer Eileen Finan interviewed Billy Hudson, PhD, director of the Center of Matrix Biology, and Julie Hudson, MD, associate professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, for stories about the Aspirnaut program and the opening of a college-level science lab at Wynne High School in Wynne, Arkansas. The Hudsons co-founded the Aspirnaut program in 2006. Following publication of the People article, the local newspaper, the Wynne Progress noted the town’s coverage in the magazine.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by reporters at, among other national and local outlets, HuffPost (in which cities are you most likely to catch a cold?); NBC News and Prevention (how to protect against norovirus); Verywell Health (Paxlovid and long COVID); NBC News again (the possibility of a bird flu epidemic and the importance of public health coordination at the federal level); USA Today (vaccine schedules for infants); and NBC News yet again (cities and states where flu is surging in the U.S.).
Mason Krysinski, MD, assistant professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, was quoted in a Prevention piece about the right way to blow your nose, and what are the potential problems of doing it the wrong way.
Beth Malow, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Sleep Division, was quoted in a Verywell Health story, “Do weighted blankets actually improve your sleep quality?” Answer: Maybe; it depends.
Sahar Takkouche, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, was quoted in a Time magazine article about defining obesity in ways beyond a BMI number. Health magazine posted an article on the same subject, quoting Gitanjali Srivastava, MD, medical director of Obesity Medicine.
Forbes magazine rates products in a section called “Forbes Vetted,” and a rating of the best trampolines that prioritize safety consulted with, among other experts, Alex Diamond, DO, professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatrics and Neurological Surgery and Director of the Vanderbilt Youth Sports Health Center. Forbes’ top pick was a model called the Jumpzylla.
Reporter Sara Smith from WKRN News 2, interviewed Stacey Pecenka, manager of Trauma and Injury Prevention at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, about the dangers of frigid temperatures on children.