October 18, 2024

New vaccines to treat RSV; lower back pain in women; COVID-19 links to heart attack and stroke; plus other news stories with VUMC sources

Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, professor of Health Policy, is quoted in Scientific American and The New York Times stories about health care affordability and access changes under future presidential administrations.

William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted in a Healthline story discussing links between COVID-19 and risk of heart attack and stroke.

Elizabeth Cook, MD, assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was interviewed for a HealthCentral story discussing causes of lower back pain in women.

Kelly Birdwell, MD, medical director of Kidney Transplantation, was quoted in a CBS News story about two sisters, Dominique and Amaris Elston. Amaris donated a kidney to Dominique in 2018 after she went into kidney failure, and the procedure was done at Vanderbilt.

Robert Miller, MD, professor of Clinical Medicine, was quoted in a Military.com story about how the new disability rating for veterans with constrictive bronchiolitis won’t help them receive proper treatment.

Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, is quoted in a Healio story discussing new vaccines to prevent RSV infections in children.

Mark Sullivan, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, chief pharmacy officer, was quoted by WSMV and News Channel 5 to discuss how Hurricane Helene affected IV supplies and could cause shortages for hospitals nationally.

Adrienne Conger, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, was quoted by MedCentral discussing the 2024 GOLD report updates for COPD.