William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including NBC News (a flu strain leading to outbreaks in Japan, Canada and the U.K.); WKRN News 2 (measles case in Nashville and fear of a Tennessee outbreak); and ABC News (Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades).
Prevention reporter Korin Miller interviewed Evan Brittain, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, for a story about an NIH-funded study that linked 3,000+ steps a day in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease to slower cognitive decline. The story was picked up by MSN and others.
The Ivanhoe Broadcast News story on the AHEAD study with Patricia Andrews, MD, director of Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials, has been sent to local television affiliates nationwide.
Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, professor of Health Policy, was quoted in stories for The Atlantic, NBC News, Bloomberg and PBS News about the White House plan to lower the price of weight-loss drugs.
The VUMC News release about a Cell study from Ivelin Georgiev, PhD, professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, and director of the Vanderbilt Program in Computational Microbiology and Immunology, was picked up by MSN and others. The study found artificial intelligence (AI) and “protein language” models can speed the design of monoclonal antibodies that prevent or reduce the severity of potentially life-threatening viral infections
Everyday Health interviewed Rishi Naik, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, for a story about the new Dekoda scanner from Kohler Health, which analyzes the contents of your toilet bowl and looks for how hydrated you are, if there’s blood in your stool, and insights on your gut health.
Yahoo Newsquoted Lindsey McKernan, PhD, associate professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, in a story about “11 health tips to help you have a great week.”