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Health.com reporter Rachel Kessler interviewed Ciaran Considine, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, for a story about this study that found “super movers” are about half as likely to develop cognitive impairment than their peers. Super movers walk at a much faster pace than others of the same age and gender—at speeds comparable to people three decades younger.
Brian Christman, MD, Professor of Medicine, emeritus, was quoted in stories by WKRN News 2 and International Business Times about how people can protect themselves from the Canadian wildfire smoke.
William Schaffner, MD, Professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including: Bloomberg Businessweek Daily, WTVF News Channel 5, WSMV Channel 4 News and SFGATE (cyclosporiasis) ABC News (measles cases in 2026 surpass last year’s numbers); and The Washington Post (a tetanus story with the headline, “It was a small scratch. But tetanus left her fighting for her life.”
Schaffner was also interviewed by the University of Minnesota’s CIDRAP News for a report linking children’s birthday parties to the spread of COVID (especially to grandparents) during the height of the pandemic.
Buddy Creech, MD, Director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, was interviewed by WTVF News Channel 5 about measles cases in Tennessee.
Beth Malow, MD, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics in the Vanderbilt Sleep Division, was interviewed by WKRN News 2 reporter, Katelyn Quisenberry to discuss the pros and cons of switching to daylight saving time permanently in light of the Sunshine Protection Act that was recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Malow also spoke about the impact of daylight saving time on sleep to The Washington Post and The Conversation.
A Tennessean piece on the Middle Tennessee blood supply and the lifeline it provides for patients quotes Jennifer Andrews, MD, MSc, Medical Director of the Blood Bank and professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology and Pediatrics.
