Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, professor of Health Policy, was quoted in several news stories about the price of prescription drugs, including at Politico, NBC News and The New York Times, and was interviewed on the PBS NewsHour.
Buddy Creech, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, was interviewed by NBC News about a COVID and flu combo vaccine.
A study from Angela Jefferson, PhD, professor of Neurology and founding director of the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center, that found sedentary behavior is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease was covered by several news outlets, including The Independent, Daily Mail and MedPage Today.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by reporters at, among other national and local outlets, about various infectious disease topics. Among the outlets and topics: WebMD (bird flu); Forbes (measles update); HuffPost (possible delay in this fall’s COVID boosters); and a Washington Post piece asking the burning question, ‘Are men’s beards dirtier than toilet seats?’ (Spoiler: No.)
STAT reporter Helen Branswell interviewed Natasha Halasa, MD, professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, for a story about her MMWR analysis of the impact of nirsevimab and the maternal RSV vaccine in the 2024-25 RSV season.
NBC News reporter Linda Carroll interviewed Roger Dmochowski, MD, professor of Urology, Surgery and Gynecology, for a story about a new study that found doctors often gaslight women with pelvic disorders and pain.
WTVF News Channel 5 reporter Nikki Hauser interviewed Martin Montenovo, MD, chief of the Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liver Transplantation, for a story about VUMC’s efforts to reduce complications for transplant patients.
Tennessean reporter Beth Warren covered the study from Evan Brittain, MD, MSCI, professor of Medicine, that found U.S. veterans with depression had a 14% higher risk of heart failure.
WZTV Fox 17 broadcast a story about the Iroquois Steeplechase, including an interview with Steeplechase ambassador and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt patient, Caroline Lantz and her family.
WTVF News Channel 5 reporter Nikki Hauser interviewed Samantha White, RDN, Educational Coordinator for the Dietetic Internship Program at VUMC, about Red Dye 40, which was recently banned for use in public schools by the Tennessee General Assembly.
Healthline reporter John Loeppky interviewed Shabnam Sarkar, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, for a story headlined, “Nuts, seeds and healthy diet may help lower risk of diverticulitis.”
Prevention magazine reporter Korin Miller interviewed Parul Goyal, MD, director of Medicine of Seniors at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks, for a story about a Nature Communications study on a test that shows biological age with a higher accuracy than some other tests.
