Press

The ITCH Podcast interviewed Alex about the origins of Iggy and The Inhalers and how Booster Shot Media uses comics to help educate patients about asthma.

University of Wisconsin featured Alex’s work on Iggy and The Inhalers and the new UW research study on Iggy on their website for the Department of Pediatrics.

CBS Chicago visited Alex's medical office to interview him about Iggy and The Inhalers. The segment aired on CBS Chicago local news, and the reporter even brought our trading cards back to the studio to give to the anchors!

The Association of Medical Illustrators did a story about Booster Shot Media's creative process and development of comics for their quarterly newsletter, AMI News. You can read the article in a preview version of the full publication.

NBCNews.com interviewed Alex on the latest release of our updated comic book, including shots of our updated materials and Alex in action with patients, in the article: 'Iggy and the Inhalers: Doctors Take Creative Approach to Educate Patients About Asthma'. The article also highlighted the prevalence of asthma in both adults and children.

Chicago Council on Science & Technology Artist in Residence Aaron Freeman talked with Alex during C2ST’s regular online video series about topics in science and medicine. It was a fun Skype interview with Alex showing off a lot of the materials on screen and discussing the need for asthma education with kids.

The American Public Health Association interviewed Booster Shot Comics about Iggy and The Inhalers for the article 'Health workers, artists partner to deliver messages via comics: Tools can influence health behavior' featured in the September 2014 issue of their monthly member publication, The Nation’s Health.

About.com asthma expert Pat Bass, MD, wrote about Iggy and The Inhalers in a blog post called 'Novel Patient Education You Can Do Yourself'. Dr. Bass regularly writes and reports on all aspects of asthma and asthma education for patients and the general public.

Voice of America News covered the Comics & Medicine 2014 Conference with a video and article 'Comics Make Medicine Less Scary for Young Patients' that featured Iggy and The Inhalers, Kloss & Bruce’s Toxicology in a Box flashcards, and Ellen Forney’s graphic memoir Marbles.

Contemporary Pediatrics featured an article about Alex Thomas, MD, and asthma education for kids! Contemporary Pediatrics is a top source of clinical content for pediatricians and other pediatric health care providers on conditions and treatment options from birth through adolescence.

Health Care Education Association's monthly newsletter highlighted health communication specialist Gary Ashwal and the work of Booster Shot Comics! HCEA is a multi-disciplinary professional organization of health care educators.

Comic Nurse (aka MK Czerwiec) gave us a shout-out in her interview on Helen Osborne’s Health Literacy Out Loud podcast. MK is Artist in Residence at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and the co-manager of GraphicMedicine.org. Helen Osborne is a well-known expert on health literacy.

Graphic Medicine interviewed Alex and Gary during the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities 2013 annual meeting in Atlanta. Graphic Medicine is a site that explores the interaction between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare.

The Toronto Star covered the 2012 Comics & Medicine conference at the University of Toronto with a mention of Iggy and the Inhalers.