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AARP published a piece on the warning signs of sleep apnea that quotes Beth Malow, MD, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics in the Vanderbilt Sleep Division
Youngmin Kwon, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Health Policy, was quoted in a Medscape piece about the 1-in-5 success rate of second-level Medicare drug appeals
Cosby Stone, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, was quoted in a Medscape article about what happens when a patient is allergic to sulfa drugs, the only effective drugs against cyclosporiasis
Medical Laboratory Observer and Medical Daily covered the news story from Vanderbilt Health News reporter and writer Paul Govern that announced Vanderbilt Health researchers plan to build an artificial intelligence agent inside their electronic health record system to reduce how long patients with Alzheimer’s disease wait before receiving their first infusion of anti-amyloid therapy
William Schaffner, MD, Professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including: NewsNation (Vibriovulnificus “flesh-eating” bacteria); Everyday Health (causes of diarrhea); Forbes (drug to prevent COVID infections); ABC News (severe COVID linked to reactivation of dormant viruses); USA Today Network (drug-resistant fungus Candida auris); Time(federal vaccine recommendations and childhood diseases); and CNN (cyclosporiasis outbreak now includes 15 states).
Beckers’ Hospital Review reporter Mariah Taylor covered the news that Vanderbilt Health named Jasmiry Bennett, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, its inaugural Vice President and Chief Advanced Practice Officer
Everyday Health interviewed James Powers, MD, Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, for a story about research that links good performance on tests that measure balance and agility, lower-body strength and cardiorespiratory fitness to a lower risk of all-cause mortality in older adults
Gitanjali Srivastava, MD, Director of Obesity Medicine, was interviewed by Prevention for a story about a preliminary study about the connection between the timing of meals and keeping a sharp mind
