VUMC in the news

The New York Times, NPR’s “Here & Now,” Time magazine, Consumer Reports, Reuters and “CBS This Morning” interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, for stories about measles.

Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy, is quoted in a Kaiser Health News story headlined, “Is Insulin’s High Cost Keeping Diabetes Patients From Taking Their Medicine?”

Modern Healthcare reporter Shelby Livingston interviewed Melinda Buntin, PhD, professor and chair of Health Policy, for a story about Medicare for all proposals.

Reuters Health reporter Marilynn Larkin interviewed Roger Dmochowski, MD, professor of Urologic Surgery, for a story about a new study that tests 3 and 6 months of solifenacin and finds that need for retreatment is the same for both courses.

Associated Press medical writer Lindsey Tanner interviewed Melissa Wellons, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, for a story about South African female runner Caster Semenya, whose unusually high testosterone levels that have led to restrictions against her competing.