Infectious Diseases
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October 25, 2024
Asthma drug does not speed COVID-19 recovery: study
The study, a randomized and controlled clinical trial, tested the effectiveness of montelukast in 1,250 outpatients with acute post-COVID-19 symptoms. -
October 21, 2024
Anna Person honored for teaching by Infectious Diseases Society of America
Person, an award citation reads in part, “has been a champion for empathy and equity in caring for patients. ... She models for her learners how to compassionately care.” -
October 16, 2024
Study of severe drug reactions finds skin cells activate their own assassins
Single-cell analysis reveals the inner workings of the life-threatening adverse drug reactions Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. -
October 2, 2024
VUMC awarded PCORI funding to improve antibiotic prescribing for childhood respiratory infections
The pediatric outpatient antibiotic stewardship project is the first implementation project funded at VUMC as part of the PCORI Health Systems Implementation Initiative, which aims to reduce the estimated 17-year gap between evidence publication and clinical application. -
September 13, 2024
VUMC joins national effort to prevent another pandemic
Developed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, ReVAMPP will support a coordinating center and seven research centers, including VUMC, with a focus on nine virus groups that pose the greatest risk to human health. -
September 11, 2024
Kelly Dooley’s TB research receives MERIT Award from the NIH
Researchers must continually chase funding for their work. Kelly Dooley's prestigious award from the NIH is intended to help provide respite from that chase. -
September 4, 2024
RSV vaccine in older people cuts risk of hospitalization
A multicenter study conducted in 19 states between October 2023 and March 2024 demonstrated that RSV vaccination was 75% effective in preventing RSV-associated hospitalizations for adults age 60 and older.