University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics faculty and researchers 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.
Here are some of the stories published during August 2021 that feature Department of Pediatrics faculty members:
| AMA: Committed to advancing LGBTQ+ care? This program’s looking for you Interviewed: Elizabeth Petty, MD, professor, Genetics and Metabolism | Full story |
| Cap Times: Explainer: What to know about the Delta variant Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Cap Times: Stoughton Opera House says all audience members must be vaccinated against COVID-19 Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| CBS 58: ‘Kids can tolerate masks’: UW pediatrician offers guidance on returning to school in the fall Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| CBS 58: Pediatricians caution parents with children attending Wisconsin State Fair Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| CBS 58: Local pediatrician recommends mask requirements in schools Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| CBS 58: Some doctors warn schools about face mask policy could see significant spread of COVID-19 Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| CBS 58: Kenosha Unified School District reschedules board meeting after spacing concern leads to early adjournment Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Channel 3000: UW Health offers recommendations for safe return to school Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Channel 3000: Masks for all, distancing cut in half: The latest back-to-school recommendations from Wisconsin’s Dept. of Public Instruction Interviewed: Sabrina Butteris, MD, professor, vice chair of clinical affairs, Global Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine | Full story Also covered in: Fox 47 |
| Channel 3000: Health experts concerned about potential outbreaks of diseases like measles with lag in routing childhood vaccinations Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story Also covered in: Fox 47 | WGLR |
| Channel 3000: ‘Children are our most precious resource’: Nearly 500 pediatricians sign open letter calling for COVID-19 safety precautions Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story Also covered in: Fox 47 | WGLR | X1071 | News Kudo |
| Chippewa: COVID-19 vaccines: On your back-to-school checklist Interviewed: Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery | Full story |
| Fox 6: Masks in schools, Delta variant ‘much more contagious,’ CDC, doctors say Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Fox 6: Shorewood, Whitefish Bay schools: Masks required indoors Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Fox 6: More kids with COVID, Children’s Wisconsin doctors report Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Fox 6: Mask debate: Wisconsin school district decisions this week Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Fox 6: Pediatrician addresses COVID-19 myths Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Fox 6: UW chosen for COVID-19 vaccine pediatric clinical trial Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| HNG News: More contagious delta strain infecting kids Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| HNG News: DeForest Area School District invites community for conversation on coming year Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| HNG News: More contagious Delta strain infecting kids Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Leader Telegram: Pediatricians are urging vaccines and masks for students this fall Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Madison365: It’s only 10 minutes: August 12 Interviewed: Sheryl Henderson, MD, PhD, associate professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: As schools reopen, we answer 5 key questions about delta risks, vaccine requirements and healthy precautions Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story Also covered in: Sheboygan Press |
| MyStateline: Wisconsin pediatricians urge schools to mandate mask-wearing in class Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| NBC15: UW Health pediatricians share tips for safe return to school Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| NBC15: UW expert busts common myths about kids & COVID-19 Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full storyAlso covered in: WEAU |
| NBC15: Hundreds of WI doctors send open letter to schools and parents, urging mask mandates Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| NBC15: Newborn baby in Dodgeville stays “Tucker Tough” during battle with cancer Interviewed: Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant | Full story |
| NBC15: Resurgence of teen vaping a concern with return to in-person school Interviewed: Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD, associate professor, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine | Full storyAlso covered in: Wbay |
| NBC 26: UW Health pediatrician busts myths about children and COVID-19 Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| News 8000: La Crosse are mothers urge school mask requirement Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Parents: 17 ways to sooth baby’s upset stomach Interviewed: Amy Stockhausen, MD, clinical associate professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health | Full story |
| PBS Wisconsin: Safety in a second pandemic school year Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Post Crescent: Wisconsin education officials ‘strongly recommend’ that schools require masks, though many districts say they won’t Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| TMJ4: Milwaukee leaders discuss how to move forward as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations climb Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| TMJ4: Wisconsin sees big jump in RSV cases, a child respiratory illness usually seen in winter Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| TMJ4: Several school districts to decide on student masking policies Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WAOW: UW Health says all staff and students should wear masks Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WBAY: Districts maintain masking policies despite DPI’s guideline update Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WBAY: Hundreds of medical professionals in Wisconsin urging for COVID-19 precautions in schools Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WEAU: Masks recommended in schools by CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WGLR: Health experts stress importance of keeping kids safe in schools Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| Wisconsin State Journal: Vaccine requirements for teachers, staff recommended by Madison School District Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WiscNews: Baraboo School Board rejects recommendation to require masks this fall Interviewed: Sabrina Butteris, MD, professor, vice chair of clinical affairs, Global Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine | Full story |
| WIProud: Masks recommended in area school districts by CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WIProud: DPI recommending students and staff to wear masks in school Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WISN12: Doctor warns against using animal deworming drug to treat COVID-19 Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WJFW: Back-to-school mask guidance Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WJFW: Around 500 health care professionals sign open letter to schools urging masking Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WKOW 27: Former badger Montee Ball co-hosts vaccine clinic to encourage people of color to get vaccinated Interviewed: Sheryl Henderson, MD, PhD, associate professor, Infectious Diseases | Full storyAlso covered in: NBC 15 |
| WKOW: Pediatricians urge return to in-person learning, with safety precautions in place Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WKOW: Protecting your baby from the COVID-19 resurgence Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WKOW: More children testing positive for COVID-19 Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WKOW: School districts in lower transmission areas navigate CDC, DPI mask guidance ahead of school year Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WKOW: ‘We must do everything to keep them safe’: 500 pediatricians sign open letter urging COVID-19 safety measures Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WKOW: Getting answers: What to do if your child exhibits mild COVID-19 symptoms Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WPR: Wisconsin Pediatricians, State Superintendent plead for universal masks in schools as cases continue rapid rise Interviewed: Ellen Wald, MD, professor and chair, Infectious Diseases | Full story |
| WQOW: UW Health debunks myths about COVID-29 and kids Interviewed: Sabrina Butteris, MD, professor, vice chair of clinical affairs, Global Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine | Full story |
| WTMJ: Pediatrician offers tips for safe return to the classroom Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Full story |