Department of Medicine Archive — Page 43 of 127

Portrait of Sanford Krantz, MD, smiling and wearing eyeglasses and a striped shirt.
April 18, 2023

Vanderbilt mourns loss of former Hematology leader Krantz

Sanford Krantz, MD, internationally recognized authority on hematology and erythropoietin and professor of Medicine, Emeritus, died April 13 at his home. He was 89.

By Vanderbilt Health News
The study found that some children with mystery digestive symptoms may actually have undiagnosed alpha-gal syndrome, commonly known as the red meat allergy linked to tick bites.
April 13, 2023

Children’s mystery symptoms may be alpha-gal syndrome

A Vanderbilt study found that some children with mystery digestive symptoms may actually have undiagnosed alpha-gal syndrome, commonly known as the red meat allergy linked to tick bites.

By Nancy Humphrey
Portrait of Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, wearing a white medical coat and dark blue tie against a dark background.
April 12, 2023

Research identifies new target that may prevent blood cancer

An international coalition of biomedical researchers co-led by Vanderbilt’s Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, has determined a new way to measure the growth rate of precancerous clones of blood stem cells that one day could help doctors lower their patients’ risk of blood cancer.

By Bill Snyder
Medical illustration showing the lungs, branching airways, windpipe, and heart in the center of the chest.
April 6, 2023

System repairs donor lungs for transplantation

A Vanderbilt team has discovered that donor lungs rejected for transplant can be repaired using cross-circulation with a xenogeneic host.

By Matt Batcheldor
Jordan Berlin, MD, was recognized for his leadership serving on an NCI team that researched and recommended changes to clinical trial protocols that expanded the role of advanced practice providers.
April 6, 2023

National Cancer Institute honors Berlin’s contributions, leadership

Vanderbilt’s Jordan Berlin, MD, is a 2022 recipient of the National Cancer Institute Director’s Award.

By Tom Wilemon
Multiple pipettes dispense pink liquid into the wells of a laboratory microplate.
April 6, 2023

A ‘supermere’ method for biomarker discovery

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a method for isolating extracellular vesicles and nanoparticles — a complex transport system involved in health and disease — which will improve biomarker discovery and the identification of therapeutic targets.

By Bill Snyder