NPR correspondent Sydney Lupkin interviewed Ryan Lee, MD, assistant professor of Neurological Surgery, for an explainer story about normal pressure hydrocephalus, the condition Billy Joel announced he has.
Behavioral Health Business reporter Ashleigh Hollowel interviewed Kimberly Beiting, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, for a story about the rising rates of substance abuse disorders among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older.
The FDA issued new guidelines about who is recommended to receive the COVID vaccine, and William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was interviewed about those changes by reporters at CBS News, PBS News, Prevention, Reuters, Fortune, and USA Today.
Schaffner was also quoted in stories in other news outlets, including Forbes and the Daily Mail (measles), Physicians Weekly (the high cost of the drug Paxlovid), and a Washington Post story about whether it’s actually a health hazard to “double dip” French fries or other foods.
WTVF News Channel 5 interviewed Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, William Anderson Spickard Jr., MD Professor and associate professor of Medicine, about the negative effects of vaping nicotine or THC.
WTVF News Channel 5 reporter Forrest Sanders interviewed acute myeloid leukemia patient Coltin Bell and his 15-year-old son Reace, also his donor, for an early Father’s Day story about his upcoming stem cell transplant.
American Public Media’s “Marketplace” interviewed Natasha Halasa, MD, Craig-Weaver Professor and professor of Pediatrics, about how new preventative measures for RSV have led to a major drop in RSV hospitalizations among infants.
Gitanjali Srivastava, MD, medical director of Obesity Medicine, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in a story about people microdosing on weight-loss drugs.
