Medical News Bulletin reporter Dr. Anthony Onunga covered a JAMA Network study from William Cooper, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy, about physician specialty differences in unprofessional behaviors observed and reported by coworkers.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by reporters at, among other national and local outlets, NBC News (shingles vaccine may protect against dementia); Healio and NBC News “Today” (measles); CNN (impact of public policy on vaccines already in the pipeline); Healthline (death of actor Val Kilmer from pneumonia); and The Week (resurgence of tuberculosis).
WTVF News Channel 5 interviewed Rolanda Lister, MD, associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, about the Celebration of Motherhood event.
Self magazine reporter Korin Miller interviewed Kathryn Lindley, MD, associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for a story about Meghan Markle discussing her postpartum preeclampsia on her new podcast, “Confessions of a Female Founder.”
Medscape Medical News reporter Debbie Koenig interviewed Gitanjali Srivastava, MD, medical director of Obesity Medicine, for a story about turning to an older generation of weight loss drugs now that the FDA has removed tirzepatide and semaglutide from its Drug Shortages List, which will end widespread compounding of more affordable drug copycats.
Beth Malow, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Sleep Center, was quoted in a story posted to the science website Undark about the practice of dosing children with melatonin at bedtime.
