VUMC experts interviewed by Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, more

Washington Post reporter Ben Guarino and Kaiser Health News reporter JoNell Aleccia interviewed Todd Rice, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, for stories about the new JAMA studies showing steroid drugs can help critically sick people survive Covid-19. Rice wrote the accompanying editorial for JAMA. New York Times reporter Roni Rabin also interviewed Rice for a story about his editorial.

Among the news outlets interviewing William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, for stories about various aspects of the coronavirus: Voice of America, New York magazine, National Journal, USA Today, CNN, Healthline, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, CNBC, and The Los Angeles Times.

Today.com reporter Chrissy Callahan interviewed David Aronoff, MD, director, Division of Infectious Diseases, for a story about clear face masks.

NPR national reporter Joe Palca interviewed James Crowe, MD, director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, for a story about DARPA’s Pandemic Preparedness Platform.

Associated Press chief medical writer Marilynn Marchione interviewed Frank Harrell, professor of Biostatistics, for a story explaining clinical trial methods and data collection in light of a push to perhaps get a coronavirus vaccine out before the election.