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Food & Wine reporter Korin Miller interviewed Lealani Mae Acosta, MD, Associate Professor of clinical neurology for a story about how ultra-processed snacks could be fueling brain fog. Yahoo Health and AOL have also picked up the story.
Hawaii News Now reporter Dillon Anchetta interviewed Sarah Rohde, MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, for a pre-surgery story on patient Makalii Andrade, a surfer from Kauai Island who suffered a serious neck injury in 2022 and recently underwent surgery at Vanderbilt Health to begin the final phase of his recovery.
WPLN Nashville Public Radio’s “This Is Nashville” host Blake Farmer interviewed Melissa Kaufman, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Reconstructive Urology and Pelvic Health, for an episode titled “NextAge: The Talk 2.0,” which is part of a series about intimacy, romance and aging bodies. Her interview starts around the 15-minute mark of the May 19 show.
Kathryn Edwards, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, emerita, was quoted in two stories about vaccines and vaccine research, one in The New York Times and the other at KFF Health News.
Healthcare Financial Management Association senior editor for special reports Jeni Williams interviewed Cecelia Moore, CPA, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, for a report called “Hospital of the Future,” where industry thought leaders and health care finance professionals discuss what hospitals will look like in 10 years.
Catherine Cahill, MD, Section Chief of Allergy and Medical Director of Clinical Asthma Research, was interviewed by WKRN News 2 reporter Katelyn Quisenberry and WSMV Channel 4 News reporter Steve Mehling to discuss their new study on GLP-1s and how they may impact or be used for the treatment of asthma.
Reporter Diana Rocco of WSMV Channel 4 News interviewed Patricia Andrews, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, for a story on dementia and memory loss, based on the case of a 29 year old Parsons, Tennessee, man who is experiencing unexplained memory loss.
Cristin Fritz, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, was quoted in a Healio story about Champ’s Cupboard and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s effort to combat food insecurity.
The graduation ceremony for Mama Lere Hearing School at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center was covered by WTVF News Channel 5 and WSMV Channel 4 News. The speaker at the event was former Mama Lere graduate Jacey Riley, who is now studying speech-language pathology and audiology at Middle Tennessee State University.
