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 October 2022 that include expert commentary from Department of Pediatrics faculty.
| October 6: Baby-proofing and creating safe spaces for kids Interview: Nicholas Kuehnel, MD, assistant professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, and medical director for quality and safety, UW Health Kids | Source: WKOW |
| October 12: Pandemic lockdowns may have slowed babies’ communication skills Interview: Dipesh Navsaria, MD, MPH, MSLIS, associate professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: US News |
| October 13: UW-Madison professors research social media effects on teens Interview: Megan Moreno, MD, MSED, MPH, vice chair of academic affairs and professor and chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and Ellen Selkie, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: The Daily Cardinal |
| October 16: “We lost a generation of elders.” Panel tackles lasting impacts of COVID on health disparities Interview: Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery | Source: Madison 365 |
| October 19: Trick-or-treat safety Interview: Nicholas Kuehnel, MD, assistant professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, and medical director for quality and safety, UW Health Kids | Source: WISN Also covered in: NBC 26, WXOW, WKOW, Mystateline, News8000 |
| October 20: Ways to keep children from getting sick during flu season Interview: Joseph (Joe) McBride, MD, assistant professor, Division of Infectious Diseases | Source: NBC 26 |
| October 21: Respiratory illnesses in children surge, COVID changed seasonality of sicknesses Interview: Joseph (Joe) McBride, MD, assistant professor, Division of Infectious Diseases | Source: WTMJ |
| October 26: RSV infections overwhelm U.S hospitals Interview: Joshua Ross, MD, associate professor and chief, Division of Emergency Medicine, and chief medical officer, American Family Children’s Hospital | Source: NBC News Also covered in: WKOW, Channel 3000, NBC 15, NBC 26, CBS 58, WISN 12 |
| October 26: Reducing severe asthma attacks Interview: Daniel Jackson, MD, professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology | Source: WISN 12 |
| October 27: Social media use is impacting your attention span Interview: Megan Moreno, MD, MSED, MPH, vice chair of academic affairs and professor and chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: WKOW |