VUMC in the news

Ellen Wright Clayton, MD, JD, Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics, is quoted in a Huff Post story about errors in home genetic tests.

WPLN Nashville Public Radio reporter Blake Farmer interviewed Alacia Stainbrook, PhD, early intervention program coordinator at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, during a telemedicine therapy session with a Knoxville mother and her two-year-old son, River, who has autism.

Kaiser Health News reporter Liz Szabo interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, for a story about the CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Lab Network finding more than 220 instances of germs with “unusual” antibiotic resistance genes in the United States last year. The story was posted by USA Today. Schaffner was also interviewed by Self magazine reporter Korin Miller for a story about Lin-Manuel Miranda revealing that he has the shingles.

CNN medical producer Alok Patel interviewed April Pettit, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, on Friday as part of a series on medical mysteries. Pettit is being featured for her discoveries during the nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak.

VUMC’s launch of Nashville Biosciences was covered by Nashville Business Journal and Financial News.

Healthcare IT News covered the natural-language voice assistant to help caregivers interact with the electronic health records of patients. Yaa Kumah-Crystal, MD, eStar Core design advisor, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics and Pediatric Endocrinology, is quoted in the piece.