Voice Archive

Lili Tao, MD, PhD, medical director of Mycology and Immunoserology, shows Maggie Weiss a culture plate on which the fungus that causes histoplasmosis is growing. (photo by Susan Urmy)
January 22, 2026

A grateful patient says ‘thank you’ to Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories

The infection can result from inhaling spores of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, which grows in soil throughout Middle Tennessee, especially in soil contaminated with bird or bat droppings. Previously, blood samples had to be sent to a reference lab in Utah.

By Bill Snyder
January 21, 2026

Medical Assistant Trainee Program team honored for success in training, retaining

Innovative partnership delivers high retention and fills critical staffing gaps across Vanderbilt Health clinics

By Jill Clendening
January 21, 2026

VUMC Pets of the Day: Maple and Lily

January 20, 2026

VUMC Pets of the Day: Marley and Noodle

Traumatic brain injury patient Mark Ogorodnik. (photo by Donn Jones)
January 20, 2026

From tragedy to triumph: How a 6-year-old beat the odds after a devastating brain injury

A fall from a tree left Mark Ogorodnik fighting for his life. Thanks to faith, family and cutting-edge neurocritical care at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, his story became a testament to resilience and hope.

By Christina Echegaray
January 20, 2026

VUMC Pets of the Day: Charlie and Ruby, and Luna and Tillie