Department of Medicine Archive — Page 47 of 119
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July 7, 2022
Study seeks to disprove cephalosporin allergies
A Vanderbilt study shows that taking a careful history in patients who report allergies to cephalosporins and separating them into risk categories can help identify which patients are at low risk to be truly allergic to these antibiotics. -
July 1, 2022
July Medicine Grand Rounds announced
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June 30, 2022
Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Education elects 26 new members
The Academy for Excellence in Education has elected the following 26 new members for 2022. -
June 29, 2022
Study shows genotype leads to discontinued, decreased medication
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June 28, 2022
Enjoy burgers? Better use tick repellent.
The lone star tick continues to be common across a wide swath of this region, and a bite can give you an allergy to red meat. -
June 28, 2022
Smokers have better quit rates with hospital-based interventions than quitline help, but study indicates need for longer follow-up
A health care system model that offered tobacco cessation treatment to smokers being discharged from a hospital produced a higher rate of tobacco abstinence during the three-month program than referral to a state-based telephone quitline, but the advantage disappeared at six months when both treatments produced comparable quit rates, researchers have found. -
June 22, 2022
Gannon selected for American Diabetes Association Award
Maureen Gannon, PhD, professor of Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Cell and Developmental Biology, is the recipient of the 2022 Lois Jovanovic Transformative Woman in Diabetes Award presented by the American Diabetes Association (ADA).