VUMC sources interviewed for stories in the Washington Post, Fox News, USA Today, more

The Washington Post reporter Allyson Chiu interviewed Justin Turner, MD, PhD, associate professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, for a story about COVID-19 and parosmia, which causes a distortion of smell that is often unpleasant. 

David Aronoff, MD, professor of Medicine, is quoted in a USA Today story about false statements from Donald Trump Jr. about flu deaths and data manipulation, and also by an NBC “Today” show item about the safety (or lack thereof) of blowing out the candles on birthday cakes.

Keipp Talbot, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine, was interviewed for the “NBC Nightly News” regarding our research on how fast COVID-19 spreads throughout U.S. households.

The research of John Graves, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy, Melissa McPheeters, PhD, research professor of Health Policy, and Melinda Buntin, PhD, Mike Curb Professor of Health Policy, is cited in a Vox story about mask mandates.

The Wall Street Journal reporter Michelle Hackman interviewed Ted Anderson, MD, PhD, Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for a story about the pattern of unnecessary gynecological treatments identified at a Georgia ICE facility.