Pediatrics faculty share expertise: March 2022

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 March 2022 that include expert commentary from Department of Pediatrics faculty.

March 1, 2022: How to protect your kids from accidental poisonings

Interviewed: Kathryn Less, MD, clinical assistant professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: WIFR

March 4, 2022: Ask a doctor: Adjusting to life without a face mask

Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Source: WKOW

March 4, 2022: What you should do to keep your baby safe after powder formula recall leaves parents scrambling for replacements and answers

Interviewed: Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery | Source: Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

March 9, 2022: How to handle kids’ safety in new phase of pandemic

Interviewed: Joseph McBride, MD, assistant professor, Infectious Diseases | Source: NBC 26

March 16, 2022: Wisconsin’s Black COVID vaccine rate barely trails the US. Here’s what’s being done to turn things around in the state

Interviewed: Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery | Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

March 16, 2022: Spring break health and safety tips with Dr. Megan Moreno

Interviewed: Megan Moreno, MD, MSED, MPH, professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: NBC 26

March 16, 2022: Day care concerns as pediatricians report increase in illness among young kids

Interviewed: Mala Mathur, MD, MPH, associate professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: CBS 58

March 17, 2022: Wake Up Wisconsin

Interviewed: Kathryn Less, MD, clinical assistant professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: WKOW

March 17, 2022: WI doctors keep ‘cautious eye’ on Pfizer’s request for a 4th vaccine dose

Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Source: WBAY

March 18, 2022: Ask a doctor: Kids and stomach flu

Interviewed: Kathryn Less, MD, clinical assistant professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: WKOW

March 21, 2022: What to know before you go on spring break 2022

Interviewed: Greg DeMuri, MD, professor, Infectious Diseases | Source: WAOW

March 21, 2022: US doctors say vaccine type important after COVID-19 resurgence in China

Interviewed: James Conway, MD, professor, Global Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases | Source: WKOW

March 21, 2022: Drs. Brittany Allen and Jennifer Rehm: Leave our clinics to the care providers, not the politicians

Opinion: Brittany Allen, MD, associate professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Jennifer Rehm, MD, assistant professor, Endocrinology and Diabetes | Source: Madison.com

March 24, 2022: Dr. Mathur: Pandemic continues to affect children’s mental health

Interviewed: Mala Mathur, MD, MPH, associate professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine| Source: NBC 26

March 28, 2022: All in the family: Physician calling runs in one Wisconsin family

Interviewed: Kathleen Maginot, MD, associate professor, Cardiology | Source: Spectrum News 1

March 30, 2022: Preventing spring sport-related injuries in young athletes

Interviewed: Gregory Rebella, MD, clinical associate professor, Emergency Medicine | Source: NBC 26