Division of Allergy Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

August 7, 2014

Medical Scholars Program sees success

Applicants to the Vanderbilt Medical Scholars Program, a yearlong, in-depth research experience, have been successful in obtaining both internal and external research funding this year.

By Jessica Pasley

January 30, 2014

Hartert to help lead Translational Science efforts

Tina Hartert, M.D., MPH, professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, has been named assistant vice chancellor for Translational Science.

By Kathy Whitney

October 3, 2013

Study finds cognitive deficits common after critical illness

Patients treated in intensive care units across the globe enter their medical care with no evidence of cognitive impairment but often leave with deficits similar to those seen in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that persist for at least a year, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

By Craig Boerner

May 2, 2013

White coat donors recognized

By VUMC News and Communications

April 26, 2013

Factor reduces virus-related asthma attacks

An immune system factor associated with severe asthma may actually reduce asthma attacks induced by viral infections.

By Leigh MacMillan

November 15, 2012

Grant to bolster care of ventilated ICU patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have received a $2.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to continue studying ways to improve sedation management for intensive care unit patients who are on mechanical ventilators.

By Jill Clendening