Wayne Wood Archive — Page 110 of 116

White-blossoming tree branches frame a multi-story reddish-brown building with dark horizontal windows.
March 11, 2016

Steps to allergy relief as tree pollen season begins

Allergies have a seasonal rhythm to their comings and goings, and we are in the midst of one of the biggest allergy seasons of the year: tree pollen season.

By Wayne Wood
Hand checking the top box in a vertical row beside fourteen yellow stars on a blackboard, suggesting a rating or review system.
March 3, 2016

VUMC adopting online provider rating system

For many years, patients who came to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) for care would receive a survey asking, among other things, about how they rated the experience — including the professionalism and friendliness of the physician or other health care provider.

By Wayne Wood
Young child in a white outfit reaches toward a wall-mounted black screen or framed panel.
February 4, 2016

Super Bowl weekend a perfect time to secure TVs against tip-overs, says safety expert at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

By Wayne Wood
Runner outdoors checks a smartwatch while touching her throat, with a track and green fields in the background.
February 3, 2016

Fallen off the resolution wagon? Vanderbilt expert offers four steps to get back on

We’re now more than a month into the new year, and those optimistic resolutions that greeted 2016 have—heavy sigh—not exactly worked out as you hoped. A Vanderbilt expert on lifestyle changes says that those who have come up short on their resolutions should take heart.

By Wayne Wood
Runner outdoors checks a smartwatch while touching her throat, with a track and green fields in the background.
February 2, 2016

Fallen off the resolution wagon? Vanderbilt expert offers four steps to get back on

By Wayne Wood
Small black-and-white dog lying curled on a brightly colored patchwork quilt, resting its head on the blanket.
January 13, 2016

Safe to snuggle with pets while home with a cold or flu, Vanderbilt infectious disease expert says

By Wayne Wood