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CBS talks with the MPH Program’s Schaffner about the recent MERS outbreak in South Korea
Jun. 12, 2015—CBS This Morning interviewed MPH faculty member William Schaffner, M.D., about the CDC alert issued to U.S. doctors to be on the lookout for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, also known as MERS, amid a current outbreak in South Korea.
MPH alum gives a glimpse into her work as a “disease detective” with EIS
Jun. 4, 2015—In this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the CDC, Vanderbilt MPH Program alumna Candice Williams Robinson, M.D., M.P.H., gives readers a glimpse into her work with the Epidemic Intelligence Service.
In NYTimes, Schaffner says new test for all virus exposure has vast potential
Jun. 4, 2015—The Vanderbilt MPH Program's William Schaffner, M.D., comments on the news of a single test to detect past exposure to more than 1,000 strains of viruses from 206 species.
MPH Program’s Schaffner talks to Men’s Health about chicken pox in adults
Jun. 3, 2015—The Vanderbilt MPH Program's William Schaffner, M.D., professor of preventive medicine and medicine, talks to Men's Health about the varicella zoster vaccine for adults.
Kaiser Health News speaks with MPH alum about his research on hospitalization and delirium
Jun. 2, 2015—Kaiser Health News speaks with Vanderbilt MPH Program alumnus Wes Ely, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and founder of Vanderbilt’s ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment Study Group, about his research on hospitalization and delirium.
New research from MPH faculty shows need for more focus on hospital to nursing home discharges
May. 26, 2015—John Graves, co-author and assistant professor of health policy and medicine at Vanderbilt, spoke to The Tennessean about a new study pinpointing the juncture where patients are discharged from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities for rehabilitation as a place where greater focus could prolong lives and reduce costs.
NIH director to present Discovery Lecture on May 28
May. 21, 2015—National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., will deliver a special Discovery Lecture on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 3 p.m. in Light Hall 208. Collins also will address a workshop May 28-29 convened at Vanderbilt by the Precision Medicine Initiative Working Group of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director. The agenda: how to build...
MPH faculty receive 2015 Faculty Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Contributions to Research
May. 18, 2015—Three Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty members named 2015 Faculty Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Contributions to Research 2015 Faculty Awards for Excellence in Teaching: Kathryn M. Edwards, M.D., Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics E. Wesley Ely, M.D., M.P.H., professor of Medicine 2015 Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research Wayne A. Ray,...
Schaffner speaks with ABC News about long-term health effects for Ebola survivors
May. 12, 2015—The Vanderbilt MPH Program's William Schaffner, M.D., talks with ABC News for the latest story about Ebola survivor and Vanderbilt School of Medicine alumnus Ian Crozier, M.D., having Ebola in his eye less than two months after his blood had been declared Ebola-free.
Growing number of babies have drug withdrawal symptoms, study shows
May. 1, 2015—Time spoke with Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty member William O. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., about his new study on neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Low health literacy raises mortality rates for patients with acute heart failure
May. 1, 2015—Recent research from Vanderbilt MPH Program alumna Candace McNaughton, M.D., M.P.H., shows that patients with low health literacy hospitalized for acute heart failure have an increased mortality risk.
Study links post-acute care costs with lower survival rates
Apr. 30, 2015—A nationwide study from Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty member John Graves, Ph.D., finds that spending on post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) provides a key signal of inefficiency in the health care system, leading to higher spending and lower patient survival.
On ABC News, Schaffner weighs in on bird flu outbreak
Apr. 21, 2015—Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty member, William Schaffner, M.D., speaks with ABC News about the outbreak of bird flu in Iowa.
MPH graduate featured in National Library of Medicine exhibit celebrating black surgeons
Apr. 16, 2015—Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., M.D., M.P.H., will be featured in a National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit, “Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons,” on display at Vanderbilt University's Eskind Biomedical Library through May 22, 2015. Rogers is a surgeon and public health expert who was recently named vice president and chief medical officer for the Health System...