Pediatrics faculty share expertise: April 2023

University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on the topics of child health, parenting, vaccinations, and COVID-19, to name a few. Below are interviews and articles published during April 2023 that include expert commentary from Department of Pediatrics faculty.

April 4: Wisconsin pediatrician says improving social media requires input from teenagers
Interview: Megan Moreno, MD, MSED, MPH, interim chair and professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: WPR
April 6: UW Health Interview with Dr. Megan Moreno
Interview: Megan Moreno, MD, MSED, MPH, interim chair and professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: NBC 26
April 12: Strep throat cases double, according to health experts
Interview: Gregory DeMuri, MD, professor, Division of Infectious Diseases | Source: WIFR Also covered in: The Week, Telemundo, Today, NBC New York, NBC DFW, NBC Connecticut, NBC Philadelphia, NBC Chicago
April 12: Do schools need to know when your last period was? Here’s what’s on student athlete forms and who sees it.
Interview: David Bernhardt, MD, professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: Green Bay Press Gazette
April 13: The amazing potential of a developing brain
Interview: Dipesh Navsaria, MD, MPH, MSLIS, associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: WEAU-TV Also covered in: WEAU
April 17: Health experts say 2023 allergy season may be worse than previous years
Interview: Eric Schauberger, DO, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology | Source: WIFR
April 26: Vaccine mandate extended for Madison School District Staff
Interview: Gregory DeMuri, MD, professor, Division of Infectious Diseases | Source: Wisconsin State Journal Also covered in: WKOW
April 26: A rare fungal infection broke out at a paper mill. Here’s what to know about blastomycosis in Wisconsin.
Interview: Bruce Klein, MD, professor, division chief, Division of Infectious Diseases | Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Also covered in: Post Crescent
April 27: WIAA athletes should schedule fall season physicals now, UW Health recommends
Interview: David Bernhardt, MD, professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: NBC 15 Also covered in: Channel 3000, WKOW, WAOW, WQOW