VUMC sources quoted by Wall Street Journal, CNN, NBC News, more

William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, continues to be one of the most in-demand sources about COVID-19, influenza and other subjects in the news. Among the news organizations he has spoken with recently: CNBC, USA Today, Washington Post, Medscape, CNN, Minnesota Public Radio, ABC News and CBS News. Schaffner also spoke to The New York Times for a story about the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea.

USA Today quoted Kathryn Edwards, MD, Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics, in a story about the differences among the several COVID vaccines.

A story in The Wall Street Journal about taking trips after receiving a COVID vaccine quotes David Aronoff, MD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases.

NBC News reporter Elizabeth Chuck interviewed Buddy Creech, MD, director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, for a story about whether it is safe to travel with unvaccinated children over Spring Break.

Reuters Health editor-in-charge Nancy Lapid interviewed Candace McNaughton, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Emergency Medicine, for a story about her medRxiv preprint, “Diurnal variation in SARS-CoV-2 PCR test results: Test accuracy may vary by time of day.”

Medscape has just released the final episode of its series Born Into Pain: Pushing for Progress in Sickle Cell Disease featuring Michael DeBaun, MD, founding director of the Vanderbilt-Meharry Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease and Adetola Kassim, MD, director, Adult Sickle Cell Disease Program.

The Atlantic reporter Olga Khazan interviewed Beth Malow, MD, director, sleep Disorders Division, for a story about a possible permanent Daylight Saving Time.

STAT News reporter Mario Aguilar interviewed Todd A. Ricketts, Ph.D., professor and vice chair of Graduate Studies, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, for a story about the role that artificial intelligence could play in improving hearing aid technology.