The measles outbreak in the U.S. has now amassed more cases than in all of 2024, and continues to spread, including to two neighboring states, Georgia and Kentucky. The only way to prevent measles, which is one of the most contagious diseases on earth, is with a vaccination. William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, has been one of the most often quoted sources on the measles outbreak (and the importance of vaccines) in local and national news media; among the recent outlets are Healthline, Forbes, The Miami Herald, The Boston Globe, Slate, WebMD, the Associated Press and WKRN News 2,
Joseph Gigante, MD, professor of Pediatrics, was interviewed by WSMV Channel 4 News about the importance of childhood vaccines, especially in the context of the measles outbreak.
Buddy Creech, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, was interviewed by CNN for a story headlined, “HHS said to have asked CDC to study vaccines and autism, despite robust evidence showing no link.”
JAMA recently published a story about national trends in hospital bed construction and availability, and WZTV Fox 17 reported on how some Nashville hospitals, including VUH and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, are preparing for future inpatient care needs.
A Tennessean story about CAR-T immunotherapy at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center focuses on patient Kyle Stephens and quotes Olalekan O. Oluwole, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine.
Eva Rawlings Parker, MD, assistant professor of Dermatology, was quoted in Outside about the need for year-round sunscreen use.
A Medscape story about chronic skin effects after cancer immunotherapy cites research from Douglas Johnson, MD, MSCI, professor of Medicine.
Wei-Qi Wei, PhD, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics, was interviewed by WSMV Channel 4 News about repurposing drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
The Wall Street Journal reporter Shalini Ramachandran interviewed Peter Martin, MD, professor of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences and Pharmacology, for a story about benzodiazepine use in America and the drugs’ long-term effects.
WTVF News Channel 5 reporter Nikki Hauser interviewed Adetola Kassim, MD, MS, FACP, professor of Medicine and director of the Vanderbilt Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, and patients for stories about a new study that found a modified bone marrow transplant procedure for sickle cell disease (SCD) co-developed at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the University of California, San Francisco, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center can cure the disease.
