Asthma Sinus and Allergy Program

January 20, 2023

Vanderbilt mourns loss of ASAP co-founder Murray

John Joseph Murray V, MD, PhD, a co-founder of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Asthma, Sinus and Allergy Program (ASAP), died on Jan. 6 at Vanderbilt University Hospital.

By Nancy Humphrey
April 12, 2018

Alpha-gal found to be both a medication and red meat allergy

Alpha-gal allergy has commonly been referred to as “the red meat” allergy, but doctors at the Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus and Allergy Program (ASAP) helped uncover that not only red meat, but some medications, can contain alpha-gal.
March 31, 2016

Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus, Allergy Program sees uptick in alpha-gal syndrome

Vanderbilt’s Asthma, Sinus, and Allergy Program has seen an increase in the number of patients being treated for alpha-gal syndrome, commonly known as the red meat allergy linked to tick bites.
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
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
May 27, 2014

Vanderbilt allergist offers tips on managing dust and dander allergies during Spring cleaning

Cleaning house can stir up the dust and dander winter left behind—and pose significant issues for allergy sufferers.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 20, 2014

Red meat allergies likely result of lone star tick

By Craig Boerner
January 22, 2014

Vanderbilt allergist offers tips to deal with changeable winter weather

Five tips to help you — and your nose — survive crazy weather changes.
By Wayne Wood
October 30, 2013

Vanderbilt allergist offers tips for coping with fall allergies

John Fahrenholz, says that this time of year can be a real challenge for people with allergies—and for the rest of us, too.
By Wayne Wood
May 28, 2013

Vanderbilt physician says ugly plants worse for allergy patients

As allergy season rolls in for Middle Tennessee residents, a largely unknown adage rings true: the uglier a flower or weed, the more allergy-inducing its pollen tends to be.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 31, 2013

Itchy, runny nose may be an allergy – or the weather

As winter continues to take most of the country on a temperature roller coaster ride, many find themselves reaching for pain relievers or other remedies to deal with runny noses and symptoms associated with sinus and allergy problems.
By Craig Boerner