VUMC in the news: COVID experts featured at Yahoo Sports, USA Today and more

EverydayHealth, Yahoo Sports, USA Today, CNN’s Kate Baldwin, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Buzzfeed, France 24, Medscape, The New York Times, The Keene Sentinel, Prevention, WebMD, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Fox 17 News, Sputnik News, The Conversation and NBC News interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, for stories about coronavirus.

CNN International's Becky Anderson interviewed Wes Ely, MD, co-director of the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship Center, for a story about some COVID-19 patients having terrifying delirium.

Newsweek reporter Emily Czachor interviewed Pratik Panharipande, MD, professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, for a story about intensive care unit (ICU) delirium in coronavirus patients.

AARP reporter Rachel Nania interviewed Jim Powers, MD, associate professor of Medicine, for a story about what medical appointments people (especially older adults) might want to consider making or keeping despite the ongoing pandemic. 

Inverse.com reporter Emma Betuel interviewed Loren Lipworth, ScD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Epidemiology, for a story about how scientists define waves of coronavirus. BBC Radio's More or Less also interviewed Lipworth for a story about the status of COVID-19 in the US, rising cases and the increasingly young age profile of those infected.

NewsChannel 9 (Chattanooga) reporter John Madewell interviewed David Aronoff, MD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, for a story about fireworks and coronavirus guidelines. CBC Radio's Day 6 (Canada) interviewed Aronoff for a story about the psychology of wearing masks. Fox 17 News interviewed Aronoff for a story about the importance of avoiding large group settings such as bars to reduce the spread of coronavirus.