Wayne Wood

June 3, 2015

Beware leaves of three: Tips for avoiding poison ivy

It’s the time of year when backyards attract children, trails beckon hikers, and poison ivy attacks the unwary. The Tennessee Poison Center at VUMC provides tips for avoiding or treating the itch-causing plant pest this summer.

By Wayne Wood
June 3, 2015

Tips for avoiding or treating poison ivy from the Tennessee Poison Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

By Wayne Wood
May 27, 2015

McDonald elected to TMA board of trustees

Michel McDonald, M.D., MBA, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology, officially took office as chair of the board of trustees of the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) at the group’s annual convention, held last month at the Opryland Resort and Convention Center and attended by about 300 physicians and others in health care.

By Wayne Wood
May 21, 2015

This year’s Farmers’ Market set for alternate location

Because of the ongoing restoration work on the Medical Center plaza, the Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market will be relocating to the curved section of Medical Center Drive adjacent to Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital

By Wayne Wood
May 21, 2015

Medical Center plaza restoration project rolls on

Completion is nearing for one of the key phases of the restoration of the Medical Center plaza behind Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH), at the south end near the Courtyard Café.

By Wayne Wood
April 28, 2015

David Ong, professor of Biochemistry, emeritus, dies at 71

David E. Ong, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry, emeritus, whose contributions to research in the area of vitamin A biochemistry were recognized worldwide, died April 25. He was 71.

By Wayne Wood
April 16, 2015

Exhibit celebrates impact of African-American surgeons

A National Library of Medicine traveling exhibit, “Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons,” is underway at the Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Wayne Wood
April 9, 2015

Tennessee Poison Center warns against designer drug “N-bomb”

By Wayne Wood
April 6, 2015

Tennessee Poison Center physician urges caution with powdered alcohol

By Wayne Wood
March 19, 2015

Hands On: Clinical Safety training offered April 16-17

By Wayne Wood
March 13, 2015

Vanderbilt nutrition educator says St. Patrick’s Day green is the luckiest color for our diets

By Wayne Wood
March 6, 2015

Dermatologist gives tips for protecting your skin from lingering winter weather

Months of cold and sometimes icy and snowy weather can take a toll on our skin—but a Vanderbilt dermatologist says there are ways to protect it from the ravages of a lingering winter.
By Wayne Wood
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