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
leafy greens
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
March 4, 2015

Vanderbilt dermatologist tells how to protect your skin from lingering winter weather

By Wayne Wood
February 23, 2015

VUMC mourns award-winning photographer Dana Johnson Tallman

By Wayne Wood
February 18, 2015

Stay safe from carbon monoxide poisoning during cold snap

With temperatures in the next few days predicted to be the coldest of the winter so far, people using space heaters to get some extra warmth into their homes need to be aware of a potential silent killer—carbon monoxide.
By Wayne Wood
January 6, 2015

Vanderbilt allergist offers tips to deal with suddenly changing temperatures

John Fahrenholz, assistant professor of medicine who practices at the Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus and Allergy Program, says that whipsawing temperatures can be a real challenge for people with allergies—and for the rest of us, too.
By Wayne Wood
December 30, 2014

Vanderbilt emergency physician offers tips for a safe New Year’s celebration

By Wayne Wood
December 19, 2014

‘Between Hallmark and heartache’: Vanderbilt psychiatrist offers tips for how to avoid holiday stress

Vanderbilt psychiatrist Judith Akin urges people to set a course “between Hallmark and heartache” and aim to have a “pretty good little Christmas.” In other words, don’t strive for the perfect, and deal head-on with the stressors of the season.
By Wayne Wood
December 9, 2014

Vanderbilt dietitian offers tips to prevent holiday weight gain

By Wayne Wood
October 30, 2014

Lynch recalled as pioneer of Plastic Surgery, Burn Center

John B. Lynch, M.D., professor of Plastic Surgery, emeritus, who was former chair of Plastic Surgery and the first director of the Vanderbilt Burn Center when it opened in 1983, died Monday, Oct. 20. He was 85.
By Wayne Wood