December 10, 2025

Look at all the lonely people; short form videos and the brain; menopause and health; plus other news stories with Vanderbilt Health sources.

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Self magazine reporter Korin Miller interviewed Aaron Brinen, PsyD, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for a story about a new AARP survey on loneliness. The story was picked up by Yahoo and MSN, among others. 

The Independent reporter Erin Keller interviewed James Jackson, PsyD, research professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, for a story about short form videos and their impact on the brain.

The New York Times reporter Maggie Astor interviewed Melissa Kaufman, MD, PhD, professor of Urology, for a story about symptoms of menopause and how menopause affects genitourinary health.

William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including Reuters, CBS News, CNN, Healthline, NPR ‘Here & Now,’ and ABC News (hepatitis B vaccines for newborns); NBC News and Prevention (norovirus and flu); Health (are flu shots live vaccines?) and AARP (what are adjuvants in vaccines?).

The New Times Times reporter Caroline Hopkis Legaspi included quotes from Mariann Piano, PhD, RN, professor emerita at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, in her article about whether it is safe to binge drink occasionally. 

English Flack, MD, associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics, co-authored a piece in Healio about the emerging field of pediatric sports cardiology. 

Heidi Silver, PhD, research professor of Medicine, was quoted in a Prevention piece about foods that can help slow brain aging.