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 September 2022 that include expert commentary from Department of Pediatrics faculty.
| September 2: Investigation: In Milwaukee, Black children significantly more likely than white children to visit ER for asthma
Interviewed: Daniel Jackson, MD, professor, Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology | Source: WPR |
| September 2: Cities are trying to address the staggering impact of asthma. The problem: Our healthcare system isn’t set up to address underlying triggers
Interviewed: Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Neonatology and Newborn Nursery | Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| September 8: UW Health highlights mental health advocacy for National Suicide Prevention Week
Interviewed: Laura Houser, MD, professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: NBC 15 Also covered in: 12 News, WKOW, Channel 3000, WGLR, WAOW, Spectrum News, WSAW, Fox 6 Now |
| September 8: Many vaccinators still waiting for bivalent COVID-19 booster doses
Interviewed: Jim Conway, MD, professor, fellowship director, Infectious Diseases | Source: WKOW |
| September 8: UW Health: Childhood cancer awareness month
Interviewed: Christian Capitini, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant | Source: WISN 12 News |
| September 16: UW doctor to help lead new center on youth and social media
Interviewed: Megan Moreno, MD, MSED, MPH, professor, vice chair of academic affairs, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: WKOW Also covered in: 2 First Alert, WSAW, NBC 15, 23 News This Morning |
| September 16: How to talk to your kids about negative campaign ads
Interviewed: Megan Moreno, MD, MSED, MPH, professor, vice chair of academic affairs, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: CBS 58 |
| September 16: “Domino effect” after storm damage keeps students out of Menominee, Mich., school
Interviewed: Megan Moreno, MD, MSED, MPH, professor, vice chair of academic affairs, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: TV 6 |
| September 20: UW Health: Less than half of Wisconsinites got a flu vaccine last year
Interviewed: Jim Conway, MD, professor, fellowship director, Infectious Diseases | Source: Channel 3000 Also covered in: News 8000, WGLR, NBC 15, WKOW, WQOW, Fox 11, Fox 25 / 48 News at 9, WBAY |
| September 21: UW Health interview with Dr. Emily Ruedinger
Interviewed: Emily Ruedinger, MD, MEd, assistant professor, associate residency program director, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: NBC 26 |
| September 23: Ask a doctor: Insight into childhood cancer awareness month
Interviewed: Ken DeSantes, MD, professor, division chief, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant | Source: WKOW |
| September 27: 6 simple remedies to soothe a baby’s runny nose
Interviewed: Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, associate professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: Care.com |
| September 28: UW Health interview with Dr. Nicholas Kuehnel
Interview: Nicholas Kuehnel, MD, assistant professor, medical director, Emergency Medicine | Source: NBC 26 |
| September 29: UW Health uses new technique to treat eye cancer in children
Interview: Sudarshawn Damodharan, MD, fellow, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant and Margo Hoover-Regan, MD, associate professor, Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant | Source: Channel 3000 Also covered in: WSAW |
| September 29: Is it ok to go through your kid’s phone?
Interviewed: Megan Moreno, MD, MSED, MPH, professor, vice chair of academic affairs, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | Source: Motherly |