VUMC in the news

NPR interviewed Robert Carson, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology and Pediatrics, about the potential for the cannabis extract cannabidiol, or CBD, in treating medical conditions.

A U.S. News and World Report story, “Mucus test may help doctors treat sinusitis better,” quotes Justin Turner, MD, associate professor of Otolaryngology.

A reporter from The Washington Post interviewed Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy, for a story about pharmaceutical companies Janssen and Pharmacyclics tripling the price of the cancer drug Imbruvica when nonprofit research aimed at lowering drug costs showed it could be taken at lower doses.

A Consumer Reports story, “How to get better sleep,” quotes Beth Malow, MD, professor of Neurology and Burry Professor of Cognitive Childhood Development. The story was also picked up by Yahoo News.

A Vox piece on how to save organs that are lost before they can be transplanted mentions Seth Karp, MD, H. William Scott Jr. Professor and chair of the Department of Surgery and director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center.

Nashville Public Television reporter Shawn Anfinson interviewed Chongbin Zhu, PhD, MD, associate professor, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt, for a story about the essential challenges of bridging the cultural divide between the U.S. and China. The story is airing as part of the station’s “Next Door Neighbors: Between Two Worlds” series, a multi-year initiative built around documentaries focusing on Middle Tennessee’s immigrant and refugee communities.