One of the major dangers during an extended period of frigid weather is carbon monoxide poisoning, due to the use of generators or non-electric space heaters. VUMC News posted a release about those dangers, and news organizations locally and nationally quoted VUMC experts about those dangers and how to avoid them. Among the placements: WPLN Nashville Public Radio’s “This is Nashville”; WSMV Channel 4 News; WVLT-TV (Knoxville); WJHL-TV (Kingsport); Nashville Banner; The Tennessean; ABC News; and Noticiero Univision: Edición Digital.
Paul Newhouse, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Center for Cognitive Medicine, is quoted in a Salon piece, “Nicotine’s comeback is the latest wellness scam.”
Derek Damin, MD, assistant professor of Clinical Medicine, was quoted in a Good Housekeeping story about air purifiers. “Air purification is often used as part of a comprehensive treatment plan in the management of respiratory diseases,” he says in the story.
Margaret Adgent, MSPH, PhD, research associate professor of Health Policy, was quoted in a Healio story about reduced lung function in children with maternal gestational diabetes exposure.
STAT News reporter Elizabeth Cooney interviewed Jason Samuels, MD, assistant professor of Surgery, for a story about an Annals of Internal Medicinestudy on the effect of social vulnerability on efficacy of bariatric surgery versus medical and lifestyle intervention for Type 2 diabetes.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including The Hill (the continuing spread of measles); Associated Press (continuing reporting on the flu season); and Bloomberg News (flu vaccines and older people).
Bradley Malin, PhD, professor of Biomedical Informatics, was quoted by Salon in a story headlined, “Is ChatGPT Health the new WebMD?”
Lili Tao, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, was interviewed for a New York Times story about histoplasmosis.
Self magazine reporter Korin Miller interviewed Aaron Brinen, PsyD, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for a story about “quiet quitting” your family when you’re struggling with them, loosely tied to the Brooklyn Beckham saga. Yahoo Lifestyle and MSN also picked up the story.
