Kathryn Edwards, MD, professor of Pediatrics, emerita, was quoted in a HuffPost story about the federal response to the measles outbreak in Texas. Edwards was also mentioned in a Wall Street Journal story about increased scrutiny of vaccines.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by reporters at, among other national and local outlets, CNN (CDC investigation of the hospitalizations of five patients following the chikungunya vaccine); National Geographic, The New York Post and AARP (flu); Healthline and Forbes (measles outbreak in Texas); The New York Times (who should get a measles booster); and Prevention (bird flu may spread between people and cats).
Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, professor of health policy, was quoted in an Associated Press story about inconsistent coverage for weight loss drugs, and the resulting hardship for patients. The Independent also ran an article on weight loss drugs that quotes Dusetzina.
The New York Times interviewed Seth Karp, MD, chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences, for a story about the organ transplant waiting list.
Informa TechTargetsenior editor Anuja Vaidya interviewed Adam Wright, PhD, professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, for a story about building clinician trust in AI.
Medscape was one of several outlets covering the JAMA Network Open study from Kelsie Full, PhD, assistant professor of Epidemiology, that found poor sleep is endangering the health of two-thirds of Americans.
Kathryn Lindley, MD, associate professor of Medicine, was interviewed by WSMV Channel 4 News for a story about how diabetes raises the risk factor for many other health problems.
Research by Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, professor and director of the Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, about the higher risk of death from breast cancer in Black women, was mentioned in a Scientific American piece.
A CNN piece about why dry skin in a particular problem in winter, and some ideas on how to deal with it, quotes Tyler Barrett, MD, MSCI, professor of Emergency Medicine (who addresses how dry, cracked skin can allow bacterial infections to develop).
