VUMC in the news

CNN interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, about the recent case of HIV remission in the UK. Schaffner was also interviewed by Yahoo News about the shingles vaccine shortage, NBC News for a piece about Lyme disease and Healthline for a story about vaccine myths popping up in the news recently, including a lawmaker in Arizona calling mandatory vaccines a “communist” plot, and a Texas representative thinking that antibiotics can cure measles.

Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy, is quoted in a New York Times piece about the news that Eli Lilly will sell a half-price version of Humalog insulin.

Stephen Patrick, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics, wrote an opinion piece for USA Today about opioid-dependent newborns.

NPR’s “Morning Edition” featured Michael Matheny, MD, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics, in a story about the FDA tightening regulatory requirements for some medical devices

Reuters Health reporter Marilynn Larkin interviewed Wes Ely, MD, professor of Medicine and Critical Care, for a story about two new studies on delirium, one on de-prescribing and the other on a pharmacologic approach.