WTVF News Channel 5 reporter Nikki Hauser interviewed Daniel Munoz, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, for a story about the American Heart Association’s new guidelines for blood pressure control.
The Washington Post reporter Lindsey Bevger interviewed Peter Martin, MD, professor fo Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pharmacology, for a story about how alcohol effects increase as the brain ages.
NBC News reporter Linda Carroll interviewed Justin Balko, Pharm. D., PhD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, for a story about a new study that shows how fat cells can fuel breast cancer tumors.
The recent study by Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, director of the Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, on the health benefits of walking briskly, continues to garner news coverage, most recently by Axios Nashville and Healthline.
Becker’sreporter Elizabeth Gregerson interviewed Kelly Schlendorf, MD, medical director of Adult Heart Transplant, and Ashish Shah, MD, professor and chair of Cardiac Surgery, for a story about 40 years of transplants at Vanderbilt. Nashville Post reporter Hannah Herner covered the VUMC News story about the Transplant Center reaching a record number of solid organ transplants.
Medscape/WebMD reporter Lara Salahiinterviewed Cosby Stone, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, for a story about pediatric nasal allergies.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including Everyday Health (Texas declares the end of its measles outbreak); MedPage Today (RSV infection in long-term care facilities); and NBC News (COVID shots for this fall).
The National Desk national online reporter Cory Smith interviewed Buddy Creech, MD, director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, for a story about the American Academy of Pediatric’s new recommendations for vaccinations, including the COVID vaccine.
Healthgradesreporter Gigen Mammoser interviewed James Eaton, MD, assistant professor of Neurology, for a story about new clinical guidelines for Alzheimer’s.
