Having a regular bedtime is good for your heart; the Cicada COVID variant; AI and drug discovery; plus other stories with Vanderbilt Health sources

Beth Malow, MD, professor of Neurology and Pediatrics in the Vanderbilt Sleep Division, was quoted in a Self story about how people with irregular bedtimes have a twofold greater risk of major adverse cardiac events compared to those who are consistent with bedtime.

William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including The Week, USA Today, CBS News, Women’s Health and AARP (the new Cicada COVID variant); PolitiFact (shingles); and Woman’s World (how normal body temperature changes with age).

The Conversation interviewed Benjamin Brown, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology, about artificial intelligence’s role in speeding up drug discovery and making it more reliable.

USA Today reporter Eduardo Cuevas interviewed Kathryn Edwards, MD, professor of Pediatrics, emerita, for a story about the bacterial disease Hib returning as vaccination rates fall.

Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, professor of Health Policy, was interviewed by Bloomberg for a story about the cost of Medicare’s obesity drug plan.

A New York Times piece on health problems for patients following ICU treatment quotes Carla Sevin, MD, associate professor of Medicine.