May 2, 2025

The importance of prostate cancer screenings, how pharmacies are balancing care and costs; plus other news stories with VUMC sources.

Healthline reporter Gigen Mammoser interviewed Jeffrey Tosoian, MD, assistant professor of Urology, for a story about a new study where researchers found that, over 20 years of follow up, men who skipped their prostate cancer screenings had a 45% higher mortality rate than those who participated.

Mark Sullivan, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Sr. VP was quoted by Beckers, in an article discussing what pharmacies are doing to reduce medication costs while maintaining quality care.

Aaron Aday, MD, MSc, assistant professor of Medicine, was quoted in MedCentral about vascular disease and how individuals most at risk are unaware.

The National News Desk and Healthline interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, for stories about bird flu and vaccine recommendations.

Science News interviewed Zachary Warren, PhD, executive director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s (VKC) Treatment and Research Institute on Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD), about the CDC report on rising autism numbers.