William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by reporters at, among other national and local outlets, Wired (bird flu vaccines); Everyday Health, The Washington Times and Healthline (U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization); NBC News and The New York Times (flu); The Washington Post (pause in health researchers’ grants, travel and communications); and AARP (the “quad-demic” of COVID, flu, norovirus and RSV).
Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, professor of Health Policy, has been in demand to explain the new administrations impact on health policies. Among the outlets interviewing her: Fox News, Reuters and NBC News.
The recent cold weather allowed Brett Cohen, MD, assistant professor of Emergency Medicine, to speak with reporters from WSMV Channel 4 News and WTVF News Channel 5 about hypothermia, how long it’s safe for individuals to be out in cold temperatures, and signs of hypothermia.
WPLN Nashville Public Radio’s “This is Nashville” interviewed Kelly Schlendorf, MD, medical director of Adult Heart Transplant, and a patient as part of a program devoted to organ donation. The broadcast is also available on Apple Podcast and Spotify.
Infectious Disease Special Edition editor Marie Rosenthal interviewed Jonathan Schmitz, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, for a story about influenza A among hospitalized patients.
Dawn B. Beaulieu, MD, director of the Functional Medicine IBD Clinic, was interviewed by Verywell Health writer Caitlin Pagán to discuss the role probiotics and fiber play in helping with gut health.
Verywell Health reporter Gillian Mohney interviewed Gitanjali Srivastava, MD, medical director, Obesity Medicine, for a story about a study on semaglutide potentially being linked to an increased risk of optic neuropathy.
Memphis radio station WYPL-FM has a weekly show and accompanying blog titled “Eye on Vision,” programmed for those with visual impairment. The program’s reporter Vance Durbin interviewed Tonia Rex, PhD, professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, for a story about how vision problems could possibly be better detected in those with chronic mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).