April 23, 2019

VUMC in the news

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

The news about measles outbreaks has led to many recent interview opportunities for William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine. Among them ABC World News Tonight, MedPage Today, and CNN

Bloomberg NewsStat and the public radio broadcast "Marketplace" interviewed Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy, for stories about cancer drug prices.

Reuters Health reporter Marilynn Larkin interviewed Colin Walsh, MD, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics, for a story about a study that uses smartphone data to help predict relapse in individuals with schizophrenia.

Consumer Reports reporter Hallie Levine interviewed Beth Malow, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Sleep Disorders Center, for a story about the link between lack of sleep and heart disease.