William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by reporters at, among other national and local outlets, WKRN News 2 (decline in vaccination rates in Tennessee, and another story here about the health benefits of fluoride in water); WTVF News Channel 5 (the fifth anniversary of COVID restrictions); NBC News, The New York Times, WZTV Fox 17 , Healthline, Women’s Health and Mental Floss (measles); Yahoo! News (vitamin A); USA Today (headline: “This college freshman never thought the flu could kill her. Then, she went into sepsis”); and CNN (hantavirus, in the wake of the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. She, an autopsy indicated, died of the virus).
Stories about children and the flu have recently been done by Everyday Health, quoting James Antoon, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics, and Axios Nashville, quoting Stephanie Rolsma, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics.
A Forbes story about the fifth anniversary of the COVID pandemic and the funding of basic research that allowed a quick response and a vaccine, quotes Mark Denison, MD, director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
Verywell reporter Gillian Mohney interviewed Eva Parker, MD, assistant professor of Dermatology, for a story about whether drinking carrot juice can change their skin tone and result in a “natural” tan.
Women’s Health reporter Korin Miller interviewed Erin Kelly, PhD, HSP, assistant professor and licensed clinical psychologist in the Department of Anesthesiology’s Division of Pain Medicine, for a story about lorazepam use in the HBO Max show “White Lotus.” At least one character on the show is said to pop lorazepam pills like candy. This is, amazingly, not considered recommended use for this medication.
Medscape writer Lara Salahi interviewed Cosby Stone, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, for a story about an abstract from the AAAAI / WAO Joint Congress about the concept of epicutaneous immunotherapy for peanut allergies compared to oral immunotherapy.
A WZTV Fox 17 story about flight anxiety in the wake of recent crashes and airplane problems quotes Aaron Brinen, PsyD, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.