William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including ABC News (hepatitis B shots for infants); The Independent, KFF Health News, Spectrum News (vaccine schedules); Health (long-term effects of the flu); and The New York Times (COVID vs. flu symptoms).
Real Simple posted a story with a list of ideas on how to brighten a “blah” day. James Jackson, PsyD, research professor of Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted.
Diagnostic World News reporter Deb Borfitz interviewed Dan Roden, MD, professor, Department of Medicine & Pharmacology, and senior vice president for Personalized Medicine, for a story about genetic variation impact scores for heart disease.
Ivanhoe Broadcast News released the appendiceal cancer story with Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, assistant professor of Hematology and Oncology, to local television affiliates nationwide.
The New York Times reporter Joseph Goldstein interviewed Alexander Langerman, MD, associate professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, for a story about how patients have a strong desire to know what happened to them in the operating room.
The VUMC News release from Tom Wilemon about the Journal of the American College of Radiology study led by Kim Sandler, MD, professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, was picked up by MSN. The study found benefits of outreach to women over age 50 who schedule mammograms for breast cancer screening but not low-dose CT scans for lung cancer.
The Athletic, the sports publication of The New York Times, published a feature on Lebanon, Tennessee, high school basketball player Jayden Bailey, who has cancer and is treated at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. His left arm was amputated due to the cancer several months ago, but he is still a starter for his team. The piece quotes Tracy Hills, DO, associate professor of Pediatrics and medical director of Pediatric Palliative Care at Monroe Carell.