Anti-retroviral therapy can prevent tuberculosis, even in people with early HIV disease.

As more and better treatments are developed for heart disease, it is becoming more difficult to safely manage care as patients return home from the hospital. A new study led by Vanderbilt researchers highlights growing concern that the period after hospital discharge is a risky time, especially for cardiac patients.

A genetic variant may help keep an individual’s “good” cholesterol in check.

Low oxygen – and the activation of factors that respond to this situation – may be protective in chronic kidney disease.

A study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators has identified a gene expression pattern that may explain why chemotherapy prior to surgery isn’t effective against some tumors and suggests new therapy options for patients with specific subtypes of breast cancer.

Treating H. pylori infection in children may help their growth rebound, a recent study suggests.