Kathryn Edwards Archive — Page 3 of 3

Close-up of a healthcare worker administering an injection into a person’s upper arm as the person pulls up a plaid shirt sleeve.
August 22, 2013

Vaccine researchers ready as new flu strain evolves

A worrisome new avian influenza virus, called H7N9, emerged this spring in Eastern China.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Person with short gray hair and glasses wearing a white coat and patterned scarf, pictured indoors.
March 28, 2013

Surveillance network tracks shift in cause of childhood diarrhea

A national vaccine surveillance program that Vanderbilt University is a part of has identified a significant shift in the most common cause of childhood diarrhea.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Three researchers—Yuwei Zhu, John Williams, and Kathryn Edwards—pose in a laboratory beside scientific equipment.
February 14, 2013

Research reveals clues to childhood respiratory virus

New Vanderbilt-led research published in the Feb. 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has identified the relatively unknown human metapneumovirus (MPV) as the second most common cause of severe bronchiolitis in young children.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A syringe labeled “400” rests on a sterile alcohol-prep packet and a gray medical surface.
December 13, 2012

CDC selects VU to lead national adverse vaccine event reviews

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to lead a consortium of top national experts in vaccine safety in performing timely reviews of adverse vaccine events.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A healthcare worker in gloves administers an injection to an older man’s upper arm as he sits in a clinic. The man wears a black cap reading “RECRUIT.”
October 11, 2012

Pneumonia vaccine for children to be tested in older adults

Vanderbilt is taking part in a national study to test in older adults the use of a vaccine designed to protect children against a common cause of pneumonia.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali wearing glasses, a tan checked jacket, striped shirt, and patterned tie, seated in an office.
August 1, 2011

Kudos

By Vanderbilt Health News