VUMC in the news
Daniel Muñoz, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, was interviewed for numerous stories about his New England Journal of Medicine study that found a single pill containing low doses of three medications to treat high blood pressure and one to lower cholesterol reduced the estimated risk of cardiovascular disease by 25 percent. Among them:
- NPR health and consumer news correspondent Patti Neighmond,
- ABC News national reporter Patel Tulsie
- MedicalResearch.com editor Marie Benz.
- Associated Press national medical writer Carla Johnson.
- CBS Evening News medical producer Amy Birnbaum.
- HealthDay/WebMD reporter Serena Gordon.
- WPLN Nashville Public Radio reporter Blake Farmer.
- Medscape producer Roger Sergel.
- NBC News producer Erika Edwards.
- CNN reporter Mandy Gardner.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was interviewed for numerous stories in the past few days, including:
- A Healthline piece on why soap and water work better than hand sanitizers, and a second story at the same site about why people are more likely to get sick in winter.
- Everyday Health reporter Deb Fulghum Bruce, PhD, interviewed Schaffner for a story about a new study that found disabling a certain protein can be the answer to curing the common cold.
- Fox News interviewed him from the VUStar studio for a story about Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
- Dallas Morning News reporter Obed Manuel interviewed him for a story about the conditions and outbreaks of flu and tuberculosis at Border Patrol holding facilities.
- Associated Press national reporter Lauran Neergaard and Everyday Health reporter Don Rauf interviewed him for stories about the upcoming influenza season.
- Schaffner was quoted in an Associated Press story about recent data about measles.
WHYY’s ”The Pulse” reporter Alan Yu interviewed Lindsey McKernan, PhD, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for a story about how hypnosis is used to treat IBS. The Pulse is a science show and podcast from the public radio station WHYY in Philadelphia. McKernan’s audio begins at the 20:09 mark.
Reuters Health reporter Marilynn Larkin interviewed Sapna Gangaputra, MD, assistant professor at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, for a story about a new study on pentosan polysulfate sodium-associated maculopathy.
medical editor Marie Benz interviewed QiPing Feng, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine, for a story about her study on the association between PCSK9 and sepsis.
Sun Sentinel health reporter Cindy Goodman and HemOnc Today staff writer John DeRosier interviewed Xiao-Ou Shu, MD, PhD, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, for stories about her JAMA study that found men have a higher mortality rate and later-stage disease at breast cancer diagnosis.
MedicalResearch.com
medical editor Marie Benz interviewed QiPing Feng, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine, for a story about her study on the association between PCSK9 and sepsis.