Join me for Connecting the Dots: Extreme Weather & Student Success
According to new data out this week from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this past July was the hottest month on record in the contiguous U.S.
A Second Opinion
All about nature, the changing climate, biodiversity, and unstable weather patterns through the lens of human health.
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Myth Diagnosis: Is Food Just Fuel?
Myth: “If we just cut calories, fat, and sugar, we’ll become healthier.”
The World Around Us Shapes the Health Within Us: Reimagining Healthcare Through Nature, Design, and Prevention
Insights from the Vanderbilt 20th Annual Healthcare Design + Construction Symposium
Myth Diagnosis: Is Forest Loss Just a Wildlife Issue?
Forests are health infrastructure.
Myth Diagnosis: Can Air Pollution Affect Children's Brains?
Even short-term spikes in air pollution can affect developing bodies and brains, with implications for attention, memory, and long-term health.
A Great Nashville Institution That Began with a Prayer and a Simple Act of Compassion
People often assume enduring institutions begin with strategic plans, fundraising campaigns, or grand visions.
Health Doesn't Begin in the Hospital – in Begins in Your Backyard
As a heart and lung transplant surgeon, I spent years caring for patients at the most critical moments of their lives.
The Most Important Record in Music City: Vanderbilt Transplant Center is #1 in the Nation
Last weekend, I opened a grand commemoration of the milestone Vanderbilt University becoming the most active organ transplant center in the United States.
Myth Diagnosis: Is Extreme Weather Just Normal Variation?
Watch now | Extreme weather has always existed, but climate change is making many events more intense, disruptive, and dangerous for human health.
Why “Livability” Changes the Heat Conversation
Notes from Phoenix, where researchers and city leaders are turning extreme heat into something we can measure, understand, and prevent.
Extreme Weather Is Now a Workforce Challenge
Over the past several years, employers have navigated one workforce disruption after another: a global pandemic, labor shortages, supply chain instability, rising healthcare costs, and evolving expectations around workplace flexibility.
Myth Diagnosis: Can Climate Change Affect Your Kidneys?
Heat and dehydration can strain the kidneys.
To Achieve a World Free from AIDS, Let’s Spend it to End it
Earlier this month, I joined Sir Elton John in a USA Today opinion piece calling for a renewed commitment to ending one of the world’s deadliest and most persistent diseases: HIV/AIDS.
The World Around Us Shapes the Health Within Us
I spent much of my life looking inside the human body.
It’s World Ocean Day: Here’s Why Life Depends On Our Oceans
Today, on World Ocean Day, I’m sharing a reflection I wrote about the profound connection between ocean health and human health—and why protecting our oceans matters to every one of us.
Myth Diagnosis: Is Biodiversity Loss a Children's Issue?
Watch now | Myth: “Biodiversity mainly affects wildlife.
You (Or Your Parents) Are Going To Fall: Here’s What You Must Know
I’m sharing below one of the most popular articles I’ve written in the last five years.
Myth Diagnosis: "Allergies and Pollen Aren't Impacted by Global Warming."
Myth: “Allergies and Pollen Aren’t Impacted by Global Warming.”
How A Rock Star, A Physician-Legislator, And An Evangelical Senator Bonded To Help End The Global AIDS Pandemic
Twenty-three years ago tomorrow, Republicans and Democrats came together to enact the U.S.
Myth Diagnosis: "Ocean Health Is Just About Saving Whales and Coral Reefs."
Myth: “Ocean health is about whales and coral reefs.”