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William Schaffner, MD, Professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including: ABC News and The New York Times (new COVID vaccine approved and to be available soon); The Independent (summer COVID surge); The Guardian (Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City); CBS News (measles deaths in Pennsylvania); and The Journal of Managed Care (what clinicians need to know about back-to-school vaccines).
Buddy Creech, MD, Director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, spoke to AARP about vaccines for older adults and CNN about the Pennsylvania measles outbreak.
NPR reporter Meghan Rabbitt interviewed Melissa Kaufman, MD PhD, Chief of the Division of Reconstructive Urology and Pelvic Health, for a story about why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don’t have.
Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, was quoted by The New York Times in a story about the inflation in the cost of drugs to treat cancer. The story was pegged to the $480,000-a-year price of the new pancreatic cancer drug Rasonque.
As the days grow shorter, thoughts are already turning to the fall end of daylight saving time and recent efforts in the U.S. Congress to change the practice of “spring forward-fall back.” Beth Malow, MD, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics in the Vanderbilt Sleep Division. was quoted in Tech Times about the health benefits of permanent standard time, which is more closely aligned with human biological clocks.
NBC News reporter Lily Alvino interviewed Rolanda Lister, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for a story about a 2026 March of Dimes report on maternal care deserts and maternal health. Millions of pregnant women live more than an hour from a maternity hospital or prenatal care, according to the report.
Peter Reese, MD, PhD, MSCI, professor of Surgery, had his research cited in a Medscape piece about the use of a “virtual nephrologist” in kidney transplantation discussions with patients.
