January 2021

January 30: Arnold Eiser, MD, a professor emeritus of medicine, wrote a MedPage Today op-ed about why diet matters in the context of fighting COVID-19.

January 25: Rade Vukmir, MD, JD, a clinical professor, was quoted in a Medscape article about the likelihood of malpractice lawsuits from treating COVID-19.

January 22: Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, wrote a Philadelphia Inquirer "Medical Mystery" article about a boy who experienced sudden extreme muscle weakness.

January 21: Emily Souder, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about decreases in flu and other infections this season.

January 21: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted on a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) live segment about plans from the Biden administration to address the pandemic.

January 21: David J. Reich, MD, chief of the Division of Multiorgan Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, and professor and vice chair of the Department of Surgery, was profiled in a Philadelphia Business Journal article about three former Hahnemann University Hospital staff members and where their careers have taken them since the hospital’s closing.

January 13: A study co-authored by Theodore Corbin, MD, associate dean for community and external affairs, as well as professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Emergency Medicine, was mentioned in a article in the Timberjay about racial disparities in the victims of police shootings.

January 7: Steven Peitzman, MD, a professor of medicine, was quoted in a Jewish Exponent article about how members of Philadelphia’s Jewish anarchist community in the 19th century provided health care to underserved communities.

January 7: Zachary Klase, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, was interviewed in an episode of KYW Newsradio's "In Depth" podcast about the implications of the newly discovered variant of COVID-19 found in the United Kingdom.

January 5: Ellen Turner, MD, an adjunct faculty instructor, was quoted in an NBC News "Shop TODAY" article about the efficacy of disposable face masks and how they compare with other face masks.

February 2021

February 23: John Clarke, MD, an emeritus professor in the Department of Surgery, was quoted in a TODAY story about why distinguishing between left and right is a common problem.

February 19: Zachary A. Klase, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about how to prepare for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.

February 11: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was featured in a ProPublica article about why children as young as first graders may be able to get the coronavirus vaccine by the time school starts in September, presuming trials are successful in those age groups.

February 10: Zachary A. Klase, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, was quoted in a live WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment about the World Health Organization’s investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus.

February 6: Sarah Long, MD, professor of pediatrics, and Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, dean at the Dornsife School of Public Health, were featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about failures in the vaccine response to the pandemic.

March 2021

March 31: Katie Farah, MD, an associate professor of medicine, was featured in a TribLive article about being named chief medical officer for a new Allegheny Health Network hospital to open this fall.

March 31: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a article in The Cut, and a Cox Media Group story published by WFXT-TV (FOX-Boston), about what we know about when kids will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

March 30, 2021: Janet Cruz, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine and medical director of Drexel Student Health, and Maya Bass, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, were quoted in a WHYY.org article about how working women have faced unique hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 29: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a article in The Washington Post, also published by the Houston Chronicle, about why some parents won’t vaccinate their kids against COVID-19.

March 23: Esther Chernak, MD, an associate clinical professor of medicine, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about mobile vaccine clinics ramping up efforts to reach Philadelphia's most vulnerable communities. She was also quoted in another Philadelphia Inquirer article about the vaccine rollout in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

March 20: Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor of medicine and director of the MD/MPH dual-degree program, was quoted in an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about more Philadelphia pharmacies carrying a COVID-19 vaccine and how that may help equity concerns in the city’s vaccination process.

March 18: Janet Cruz, MD, director of Student Health Services and assistant professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, was quoted in a WHYY.org story about how the pandemic affected women in the workplace.

March 18: Martin Bergman, MD, a clinical professor of medicine, was quoted in an Everyday Health article about how to employ heat and cold as psoriatic arthritis treatments.

March 16: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in an article in The Cut about when kids will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. A related Fox digital story quoting Long on the topic ran on FOX affiliates in Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., Seattle and other outlets nationwide.

March 12: Nancy A. Kennedy, PsyD, an assistant professor of psychiatry, was quoted in a TribLive article about why pandemic habits like masks and social distancing are here to stay.

March 4: An Associated Press story about when children will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19, that quoted Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was published by many news outlets nationwide.

March 3: B. Brent Simmons, MD, chief of the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine and an associate professor in the Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine, was quoted in a Chestnut Hill Local article about the use of telehealth in palliative care at Chestnut Hill Hospital during the pandemic.

March 2: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was featured in a Medscape article about the lack of equity in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

March 2: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a MedPage Today story about how Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine presents unique opportunities in the fight against COVID-19. Long was also quoted in an Associated Press story about when children will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The story was also published by numerous news outlets nationwide.

March 2: Martin Bergman, MD, a clinical professor of medicine, was quoted in a Health Central article about psoriatic arthritis treatment during the pandemic.

March 1: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was featured in a MedPage Today article about Johnson & Johnson's single dose COVID-19 vaccine, which received emergency use authorization from the FDA on Saturday, and was authorized the next day by CDC under the EUA's terms.

April 2021

April 23: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in an Associated Press article, that ran in the Washington Post, BBC News and MedPage Today and other outlets nationwide, about a Friday decision by United States health officials to lift an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson's single-dose shot.

April 20: Zachary A. Klase, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, was featured in an episode of KYW Newsradio's "In Depth" podcast about the value of genetic surveillance in the fight against COVID-19 variants.

April 15: Jacqueline Barker, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, was featured in a KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) "In Depth" podcast episode about burnout during the pandemic and what it’s doing to our brains.

April 15: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in an ABC News story about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and its possible link with rare blood clots. Long was also quoted in stories published by Bloomberg and Drug Discovery and Development about a CDC advisory committee’s decision to postpone a vote on how Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine should be distributed.

April 7: Maya Bass, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about how to overcome fears of going to the doctor after avoiding appointments for many months during the pandemic.

May 2021

May 26: Ted Corbin, MD, associate dean for community and external affairs, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Emergency Medicine and medical director of the “Healing Hurt People” program, and John Rich, MD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and co-director of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice, were mentioned in a AL DÍA story about an upcoming seminar on the healing power of art in Latin communities.

May 12: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in an NBC News story about a CDC panel decision to recommend the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. Dr. Long was also mentioned in The Washington Post.

May 12: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was mentioned in a USA Today article, which also ran in other outlets, about a CDC report of additional cases of blood clots linked to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine. Long was also mentioned in a Reuters story about the blood clots.

May 12: Karen Restifo, MD, regional vice dean of the College of Medicine at Tower Health, was quoted in a Reading Eagle feature story about the new academic building opening later this year in West Reading.

May 6: Karen Restifo, MD, regional vice dean of the College of Medicine’s Tower Health Campus, was quoted in a Philadelphia Business Journal article about this week’s unveiling of the building that will house the Drexel College of Medicine at Tower Health.

May 5: Vanessa N. Durand, DO, an assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted in articles in The Hospitalist and Medscape Medical News about strategies to mitigate racial and gender inequity in hospital medicine.

May 4: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in an article in The Cut about when kids will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

June 2021

June 28: An Associated Press article discussing low vaccination numbers among Amish country residents, that quoted Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was picked up by a number of media outlets, including the Fremont Tribune (Nebraska), WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pennsylvania), Chicago Tribune, The Hartford Courant (Connecticut), and The Roanoke Times (Virginia), among other outlets.

June 25: Judith A. Cohen, MD, a professor of psychiatry, co-authored a Psychiatric Times article about when "well-meaning" behavior by parents or guardians may contribute to adverse effects in children, such as depression or substance abuse.

June 25: A Philadelphia Inquirer article on Pennsylvania not tracking all coronavirus cases in vaccinated residents, which quoted Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor at the Dornsife School of Public Health and the College of Medicine, was also published by The Morning Call and the Philadelphia Daily News.

June 24: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was mentioned in an AAP News article about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices approving updates to flu vaccine policies, a reduction in rabies vaccine doses for children and a new dengue vaccine for children in endemic areas.

June 23: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a MedPage Today article about the FDA adding a warning on rare myocarditis risk after COVID vaccination. The CDC and others believe benefits outweigh risks for adolescents and young adults.

June 23: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a CNN article about vaccine makers preparing for a next possible phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout: booster doses.

June 18: Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about how childhood adversity may affect physical development in children.

June 18: Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about how childhood adversity may affect physical development in children.

June 12: Atom Sarkar, MD, PhD, a professor professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, was mentioned in an AJMC news roundup of the latest research in Parkinson disease treatment and access to care during the pandemic.

June 8: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a story in The Cut about when young kids can get the COVID-19 vaccine.

June 8: Vanessa Durand, DO, an assistant professor of pediatrics, was mentioned in a article in The Hospitalist about ways to improve gender equity in the workplace.

June 3: Barbara Schindler, MD, a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, and vice dean emerita of educational and academic affairs, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about rising numbers of opioid deaths in Philadelphia.

July 2021

July 29: Arturo Zinny, program director of Healing Hurt People, a program of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice at the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine, was a guest on the episode of WHYY’s "RadioTimes" to discuss gun violence and community trauma in the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 27: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean, and senior vice president of medical affairs, was interviewed for an episode of KYW-Newsradio’s “In Depth” podcast to discuss the difference between emergency use authorization and full approval of COVID-19 vaccines and how this designation might influence vaccination efforts.

July 27: An episode of KYW-Newsradio’s “In Depth” podcast, which featured Charles B. Cairns, MD, Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, on the topic of how emergency use authorization and full approval of COVID-19 vaccines might influence vaccination efforts, also aired July 28 on KMBZ-Radio (Mission, Kansas), KMOX-Radio (St. Louis, Missouri) and other radio stations nationwide.

July 26: Robert T. Sataloff, MD, a professor of otolaryngology, was quoted in an AARP article about everyday noises that can cause hearing loss.

July 22: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a CNN story about data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that the benefits of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen coronavirus vaccine still outweigh potential risks. The story was also published by ABC7 KVIA (El Paso, Texas), WHDH News 7 Boston and MSN Health and Fitness, among other outlets.

July 19: Maya Bass, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, was quoted in a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer about a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor project, which finds opinions about the COVID-19 vaccine mostly have not changed since January.

July 12: Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was quoted in a WHYY story about whether the delta variant creates a needs for a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.

July 10: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a CNN "Health" story about Pfizer’s recommendation for a third coronavirus vaccine and what data experts are looking at. The piece also ran on WJZ-TV (CBS-Baltimore), KTBS-TV (ABC-Shreveport, Louisiana), WRAL-TV (CBS-Raleigh, North Carolina) and many other outlets nationwide.

August 2021

August 30: Sarah Long, MD, professor of pediatrics, was quoted in articles in The Washington Post, USA Today, Medscape, MedPage Today, WRAL-TV (NBC-Raleigh, North Carolina), AAP News and The Hospitalist, about a review of data on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine performed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

August 28: Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was quoted in an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about a rise in COVID-19 vaccination and testing in the Philadelphia region.

August 25: Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was quoted in a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer about an Inquirer data analysis that reported that Pennsylvania and New Jersey have already administered more first doses of coronavirus vaccine in August than July.

August 13: Sarah Long, MD, a professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a Bloomberg article, that also ran in the San Diego Union-Tribune, Boston Globe and other outlets, about the CDC recommending a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for those who are immune-impaired.

August 7: Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about state officials weighing possible vaccine requirements for public workers.

August 4: Karen Restifo, MD, JD, regional vice dean for the College of Medicine at Tower Health Campus, and Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and senior vice president of medical affairs, were quoted in a WFMZ -TV segment about medical students arriving to the West Reading Campus. Students Alexis Price-Moyer and Davin Evanson were also interviewed.

August 4: Zachary A. Klase, PhD, an associate professor in in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about the Delta-plus and lambda variants not yet warranting panic for vaccinated people.

August 4: Ramesh Raghupathi, PhD, a professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, was interviewed in a Newsy segment about a link between traumatic brain injuries and aggression, and whether mindfulness may help patients.

August 3: Karen Restifo, MD, JD, regional vice dean for the College of Medicine at Tower Health Campus, was quoted in stories about students from the inaugural class painting a community mural sponsored by ruOK Berks?, the Berks County Suicide Prevention Task Force. The news was reported by Reading Eagle, Berks Weekly and WFMZ-TV.

August 2: Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about the spread of the coronavirus in the region.

September 2021

September 30: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a Barron’s article that reported that the Food and Drug Administration is likely to authorize a booster dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.

September 30: Mark Martens, MD, professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was quoted in a Medscape article about recent data showing that an oral antifungal agent called oteseconazole may be safe and effective in treating acute and recurrent yeast infections.

September 28: Tatiana Bezdudnaya, PhD, a research assistant professor, Simon Giszter, PhD, a professor, Michael Lane, PhD, an associate professor, Lian Qiang, MD, PhD, an assistant professor, Shaoping Hou, PhD, an assistant professor, and Ying Jin, PhD, a research assistant professor, all in the Spinal Cord Research Center, were included in a Becker’s Spine Review article for receiving $1 million in grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Health as part of the health department’s “Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement” program.

September 24: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was interviewed in an NBC Nightly News segment and quoted in STAT and New York Times stories about the debate over new recommendations from the CDC director on Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots. A related Associated Press story, that quoted Long, ran in a number of outlets, including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Austin American-Statesman. Long was also quoted in New York Times stories about messaging from White House officials and public health experts on COVID-19 booster shots.

September 22: Sarah Long, MD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a TODAY story that reported that the Food and Drug Administration authorized a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in people ages 65 and up, as well as those 18 and older at high risk of exposure to the coronavirus or severe illness. Long was also quoted in an Associated Press article that ran in the Los Angeles Times, Modern Healthcare and KPBS (PBS-San Diego), among many other outlets nationwide. A New York Times article that quoted Long also ran in WRAL-TV (Raleigh, North Carolina). Long was quoted in stories in the York Dispatch, Medscape, BioPharmaDive, AAP News, the New York Times and an iheartradio article that ran on WRDU-FM (Raleigh, North Carolina), KTRH-FM (Houston) and other radio stations nationwide. Long was also quoted in related articles in the New York Times, Financial Times and Marketwatch, as well as an NBC Connecticut article that reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans which ran in outlets nationwide.

September 22: Sarah Long, MD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in stories in the New York Times, STAT, Medscape and WXTK-Radio (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) about the latest on Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots, including who should get them and why.

September 17: Loice Swisher, MD, a clinical professor of emergency medicine, was featured in a Medpage Today Q&A about co-founding National Physician Suicide Awareness Day and how to help those who are struggling.

September 14: Research by Robert T. Sataloff, MD, and colleagues on how whispering can put strain on vocal cords was mentioned in a Reader’s Digest article.

October 2021

October 29: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a CNN article that reported that 89% of vaccinated American adults will qualify for COVID-19 booster shots.

October 25: A New York Times story that quoted Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, about what populations should be offered the COVID-19 booster shots right now, was also printed by the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

October 25: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a story in The New York Times, that also ran in The Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune and other outlets, about whether COVID-19 vaccine boosters are widely needed.

October 22: Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was quoted in a WHYY story about how the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s social media strategy may influence adherence to public health measures.

October 22: Elisabeth Van Bockstaele, PhD, dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, and Pharmacology & Physiology program student Kathleen Bryant, were quoted in a KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) story about the College of Medicine’s annual Discovery Day, in which students gathered to present research and network with peers at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

October 21: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a story in The New York Times, also published by MSN Health, about a report that advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet on Thursday to evaluate which Americans need extra doses of the coronavirus vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

October 21: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in stories by CNN, Medscape, Medpage Today, TODAY, Axios and The Associated Press, and a Barron’s Marketwatch article, about CDC vaccine advisers voting to recommend booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

October 20: Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Medicine and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was quoted in a WHYY story about cities like Chicago and New York toughening enforcement of vaccine mandates for municipal employees. The story also ran in The Philadelphia Tribune.

October 13: Ted Corbin, MD, associate dean for community and external affairs, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Emergency Medicine and co-director of the Center for Nonviolence & Social Justice, and John Rich, MD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and co-director of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice, were featured in a TIME article about racial disparities and biases in treatment of patients in emergency room settings.

October 12: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a Barron’s article which reported that an advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration plans to meet later this week to consider whether the agency should authorize boosters of both the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for COVID-19. The story was also picked up by Marketwatch.

October 5: A Barron’s article about what comes next now that Johnson & Johnson has sent data on their booster shot candidate to the Food and Drug Administration, that quoted Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, ran in MarketWatch.

October 5: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a Barron’s article about what comes next now that Johnson & Johnson has sent data on their booster shot candidate to the Food and Drug Administration.

October 1: Mark Martens, MD, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was quoted in a Healio article about a new treatment for acute and recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis.

November 2021

November 19: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in stories in USA TODAY, Barron’s (which also ran in Marketwatch), National Geographic and MedPage Today that reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccines advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all people under 65 who initially received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. The USA TODAY article ran in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin Rapids Tribune and AZ Central, among other outlets.

November 17: Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s announcement that fewer than 5% of the city’s children ages 5 to 11 have received a first shot of COVID-19 vaccine, and that rising cases, particularly among children and teenagers, could signal the latest surge in the pandemic.

November 8: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in a Popular Science article that addresses questions about myocarditis and mRNA vaccines.

November 4: Nancy Spector, MD, the executive director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program, was quoted in a Medscape article about challenges faced by women leaders in medicine.

November 2: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in stories in Barron’s, CNN, The Texas Tribune, AAP News and National Geographic that reported that kids ages 5-11 will start getting their first COVID-19 vaccine injections this week after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Tuesday approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use for that age group.

November 2: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in articles in MedPage Today, ABC News, The Scientist, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and The San Francisco Chronicle about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation for the use of a pediatric dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in children between 5 and 11 years old.

November 1: Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in an Infectious Disease Special Edition article about the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recent recommendation that adults 65 years of age and older, and those aged 19 years and older with certain underlying medical conditions or other risk factors, should receive a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

December 2021

December 13: Research from Jessica Barson, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, was mentioned in a KPLA-Radio (Columbia, Missouri) segment about why consumption of alcohol leads to a desire to overeat.

December 7: Eugene York, MD, course director of the Health Outreach Practicum at the College of Medicine at Tower Health, was quoted in a Sanatoga Post article about the Tower Health ‘Street Medicine’ clinic adding eye services. The clinics were also mentioned in a WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pennsylvania) segment.

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