VUMC in the news

SELF senior health editor Patia Braithwaite interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, for a story about where to get a free flu vaccine. Prevention magazine reporter Korin Miller interviewed Schaffner for a story about getting a fever after a flu shot. Senior Planet reporter Kathleen Doheny spoke with Schaffner for a story about vaccines for seniors.

Seth Karp, MD, professor and chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences, was quoted in a Washington Post story about the impact of geographic location on a person's ability to donate organs. 

Time Health reporter Amanda MacMillan interviewed Daniel Muñoz, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, for a story about cholesterol myths and misconceptions. Time Health produces special issues of TIME that appear in doctor’s offices and other health facilities.

SiriusXM 110 Doctor Radio’s “Rehabilitative Medicine” hosted by Jonathan Whiteson, MD, of NYU Langone Health interviewed Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN, professor of Nursing, and Joseph Schlesinger, MD, assistant professor of Anesthesiology in the Division of Critical Care Medicine, for a story about their study on the effect of live music on patients, families and staff in the intensive care unit (ICU).