Infectious Diseases

December 17, 2024

Immune-suppressing drug does not improve COVID-19 recovery: study

Previous studies suggested that fostamatinib may suppress inflammatory responses triggered by COVID-19 and mitigate ongoing lung injury, decreasing mortality and oxygen requirements.

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December 13, 2024

Respiratory virus activity increasing in Middle Tennessee; important reminders from Infection Prevention

To reduce your risk of becoming ill and to create a safe environment for our coworkers and patients, a reminder of these essential infection prevention precautions

December 12, 2024

Go inside the lab as Maddie Wright, a CF warrior, ‘geeks out’ over the science of Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories 

A 17-year-old cystic fibrosis warrior and liver transplant recipient with antibiotic resistance got to see science in action at Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories.

December 11, 2024

Vanderbilt joins national effort to develop alphavirus vaccines

The project aims to design computational “tool kits” that can speed development of multi-virus vaccines targeting some of the greatest infectious threats to human health.

November 15, 2024

Zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter lung infection: Study

The study findings point to the potential of interleukin-13 antibodies — approved for use in humans — as a treatment to protect against bacterial pneumonia in patients with zinc deficiency.

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November 6, 2024

Number of whooping cough cases on rise nationally

While it has been difficult to pinpoint the reason for the rise in cases, waning immunity and vaccine hesitancy may be the likely culprits.