Wayne Wood Archive — Page 24 of 116

A paramedic leans over a person lying on a hospital gurney during a disaster drill. The person wears a yellow vest labeled “VIP” and a bloodied head bandage; emergency equipment and hospital entrance doors are visible behind them.
January 13, 2026

Volunteers needed for March 27 mass casualty drill at Vanderbilt University Hospital

Recruitment flyer for the GATA-3 asthma study at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. It says participants will be compensated and describes a study testing semaglutide as an investigational, non-FDA-approved asthma drug. Listed potential eligibility criteria include asthma, age 18 or older, overweight status, not having diabetes, and daily asthma-inhaler use. Contact information includes 615-343-8010, VCC@vumc.org, TNASthmaObesityStudy.com, and a QR code labeled “SCAN ME.”
January 13, 2026

Possible new treatment of asthma in overweight adults; study participants requested

Red heart with a blue electrocardiogram-style line running through it and extending horizontally across a white background.
January 12, 2026

Vanderbilt Women’s Heart and Neurology Symposium coming Feb. 20

Logo featuring a large red blood-drop shape behind a white triangular sign outlined in navy, with a smaller red droplet and the words “BLOOD ASSURANCE.”
January 9, 2026

Vanderbilt Health and Blood Assurance observe National Blood Donor Month; how you can donate and receive a free gift

“Blood donation is vital to many of our critical missions at Vanderbilt Health, including solid organ transplantation, cancer treatments, and mothers who have unexpected hemorrhages while delivering babies.”

By Wayne Wood
Two Pembroke Welsh Corgis with tan-and-white coats lie side by side on a wooden floor, touching paws and looking toward the camera.
January 8, 2026

Vanderbilt Health Pets of the Day: Dolly Belle and Winston, and Remey and Bentley

Person seated on a sofa watches a television while holding a remote control in a living room.
January 8, 2026

Addiction on TV; Taylor Swift’s gift; brain health in the new year; plus other news stories with Vanderbilt Health sources.