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Stevenson talks about the changing U.S. hospice industry
Jan. 21, 2015—David Stevenson, Ph.D., director of the Vanderbilt MPH Program's Health Policy track, discusses his recent research about the changing U.S. hospice industry.
Study from Ray finds use of methadone to treat pain carries increased risk of death
Jan. 21, 2015—Research from Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty member Wayne Ray, Ph.D., M.S., finds that outside the hospital, use of methadone to treat pain carries a 46 percent increased risk of death when compared to the equally effective but more costly alternative, morphine SR (sustained release). Ray worked with Vanderbilt MPH graduates Cecilia Chung, M.D., M.P.H., and William O. Cooper,...
Vanderbilt ranked among top 10 in NIH grant support
Jan. 15, 2015—According to annual figures available through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) continues to be ranked among the top 10 in the nation among U.S. medical schools in total grant support provided through the nation’s medical research agency.
MPH graduate on the front line of Ebola outbreak
Jan. 15, 2015—2014 Vanderbilt MPH Program graduate Rachel Idowu, M.D., M.P.H., spent five weeks in Monrovia, Liberia last summer assisting the Ebola outbreak response for the CDC’s Division of Global Health Protection.
Buntin briefs legislators and stakeholders on status of health care in Tennessee
Jan. 15, 2015—Melinda Buntin, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Health Policy and MPH faculty member, was one of the health care experts invited to brief state legislators and other stakeholders at the recent Nashville Community Health Forum. Click here to see Dr. Buntin's slides.
NPR interviews Schaffner about measles outbreak originating at Disneyland
Jan. 14, 2015—The Vanderbilt MPH Program's William Schaffner, M.D., speaks with Hear & Now about the outbreak of measles which originated at Disneyland in December 2014.
AAMC’s Public Health Pathways Database
Jan. 12, 2015—Public Health Pathways is a searchable database of domestic and international public and population health training opportunities in academic, government, and community settings for pre-med students, medical students, residents, and post-residents.
In New York Times, Schaffner comments on new antibiotic breakthrough
Jan. 9, 2015—On the front page of the New York Times, Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty member William Schaffner, M.D., is quoted in a story a new type of antibiotic that is less likely to lead to resistant strains.
Faculty and graduates’ flu surveillance study tracks pediatric vaccination rates
Jan. 8, 2015—Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty members and alumni Carlos Grijalva, M.D., M.P.H., Astride Jules, M.D., M.P.H., Yuwei Zhu, M.D., M.S., Keipp Talbot, M.D., M.P.H., William Schaffner, M.D., and Marie Griffin, M.D., M.P.H., worked with researchers at the Wake Forest University and the CDC on a study appearing in the January edition of Pediatrics on how Nashville children ages 6 months through 5 years fared...
Schaffner’s advice to readers of Women’s Health: respect the flu
Jan. 7, 2015—Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty member and infectious disease specialist William Schaffner, M.D., tells Women's Health, "Influenza is a virus that needs to be respected," and offers advice on how to stay healthy this winter.
In Wall Street Journal, Schaffner weighs in on this season’s flu outbreak
Jan. 6, 2015—MPH Program faculty member William Schaffner, M.D., speaks with the Wall Street Journal about the severity of this season's flu outbreak in the Nashville area and across the country.
NBC News interviews Schaffner about whooping cough outbreak
Dec. 29, 2014—On NBC News, the Vanderbilt MPH Program's William Schaffner, M.D., cautions about the potential for the whooping cough outbreak in California to spread to other states.
MPH faculty member talks to ABC News about listeria outbreak
Dec. 29, 2014—William Schaffner, M.D., speaks with ABC News about a recent listeria outbreak linked to pre-packaged caramel apples.
On NPR, Graves explains Tennessee’s new Medicaid expansion plan
Dec. 29, 2014—On NPR's "All Things Considered," Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty member John Graves, Ph.D., explains Tennessee's new Insure TN Medicaid expansion plan.
USA Today talks to Schaffner about the mumps and those most vulnerable
Dec. 16, 2014—Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty member William Schaffner, M.D., speaks with USA Today about the mumps vaccine and those most vulnerable to the virus.