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Food and Wine interviewed Aaron Brinen, PsyD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, for a story about a group of Sardinian restaurants banning families from using phones during dinner to encourage conversation.
WKRN News 2 interviewed Anne Wagner, MD, Director of the Vanderbilt Regional Burn Center, for a story about pressure cooker burns.
NewsNation Live anchor Marni Hughes interviewed Alex Jahangir, MD, Vice Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, for a story about football neck injuries and the case of Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell, who now has ‘full movement’ in lower body after his neck injury during a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
William Schaffner, MD, Professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including NBC News (bird flu) and WKRN News 2 (measles).
AARP reporter Ellen Uzelac interviewed Melissa Kaufman, MD, Chief of the Division of Reconstructive Urology and Pelvic Health, for the “In The Mood” column about pelvic floor health and how it affects our sex life.
Bloomberg Newsreporter Avril Silva interviewed Anna Morad, MD, Director of the Newborn Nursery at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, for a story about a new study that showed babies who did not receive the vitamin K shot had a 47% higher risk of bleeding issues within the first six months of life.
Preventioninterviewed Eve Bowers, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, for a story about a new study that shows long COVID symptoms can improve in most patients within three years.
Ghana Web, a news site based in that African country, mentioned VUMC in a story about Tennessee welcoming a 12-member delegation from the Republic of Ghana for a four-day trade and investment mission.
NBC News reporter Erika Edwards interviewed Amanda Doran, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, for a story about the Phase 3 Lp(a) Horizon trial announcing full results of the Novartis cholesterol drug pelacarsen, which failed to prevent heart attacks or strokes.
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