Cathy Eng, MD, executive director of the Young Adult Cancers Program, was interviewed for a Health report about a study that found an unexpected higher risk of colon cancer among marathon runners.
NBC News national reporter Linda Carroll interviewed Tania Ruiz, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, Advanced Cardiac Imaging in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, for a story about a new study that found many women who are at risk for heart attack and stroke are missed by traditional screening techniques and have high levels of inflammation.
The newsroom at Tennessee State University published a piece on the recent agreement between TSU and VUMC to provide Human Performance and Sport Sciences (HPSS) students at TSU with clinical training opportunities at VUMC. “This agreement enhances the growing legacy of Tennessee State University’s Human Performance and Sport Sciences department, aligning it with the nation’s premier universities and medical centers,” said Jason Smith, the chair of the HPSS department at TSU.
James Jackson, Psy.D., research professor of Medicine, was quoted in a story in the U.K. news site the Mirror about dementia symptoms. The story is tied to actor Bruce Willis’ life with frontotemporal dementia.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including The New York Times (flu shots); ABC News, PolitiFact and Time magazine (COVID vaccines); and Black Information Network (vaccine mandates in Florida).
Wesley Self, MD, MPH, principal investigator for the IVY Network and Senior Vice President for Clinical Research, was quoted in numerous news outlets about the JAMA study that found one shot of an RSV vaccine protects adults ages 60 or older from RSV-associated hospitalization and critical illness during two consecutive RSV seasons. Among the outlets: The Tennessean, Science Daily, Bioengineer.org, Mirage News, and Healthday News, which was picked up by, among others, the Key West Citizen, WSMV Channel 4 News, and U.S. News and World Report.
The Tennessee Tribune was the latest outlet to cover the news that VUMC is partnering with Metro Public Schools, Nashville State and Ascension on Early College programs. Donald Brady, MD, executive vice president for Educational and Medical Staff Affairs, was interviewed.
STAT News printed an article on how ‘churn’ threatens American’s health and medical insurance that was co-authored by John Graves, PhD, professor of Health Policy.
