WTVF News Channel 5 reporter Austin Pollack broadcast a story about Vanderbilt Health’s use of focused ultrasound, part of the functional neurosurgery program, to help correct tremors. Jackie Todd, 58, of Sevierville provided interviews and consented to having his dual MRI-ultrasound procedure filmed. Dario Englot, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, also provided an interview.
Joseph Gigante, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, was quoted by the Nashville Scene about how low vaccination rates could lead to a measles outbreak.
William Schaffner, MD, Professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including: Healthline (drug-resistant “superbugs”); ABC News (a Washington state death from bird flu); and Newsweek (the first measles death in New York in 30 years).
Denise Garcia, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, was quoted in a Tennessean piece about country music artist and breast cancer survivor Jilliam Cardarelli’s debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
Men’s Journal reporter Joseph Arangio and others repurposed the Vanderbilt Health News release on daylight saving time, quoting Raghu Upender, MD, Medical Director of the Vanderbilt Sleep Disorders Center. The story was used by AOL.com, Yahoo Health, and others.
Scientific American reporter Jackie Mogensen interviewed Beth Malow, MD, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics in the Vanderbilt Sleep Division, for a story about the switch back to standard time.
Cyndya Shibao, MD, MSCI, Professor of Medicine, was quoted by Preventionin a patient story about trying to identify the cause of a racing heart and brain fog.
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