Division of Allergy Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Archive — Page 3 of 13

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November 14, 2024

Studies to explore molecular drivers of pulmonary diseases

Three grants, totaling over $22 million, were awarded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and will be led by a team of VUMC investigators.

By Nancy Humphrey
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September 27, 2024

Minor early changes in lungs can signal changes in progressive lung disease

The research focused on the very early stages of FPF, a serious progressive lung disease where for unknown reasons scar tissue builds up in the lungs over time.

By Nancy Humphrey
Image of the U.S., with markers that note cities where the Home Owners’ Loan Corp. conducted a city survey of impacted areas. (Source: Mapping Inequality)
September 24, 2024

Poverty rates linked to asthma in ‘redlined’ areas

Neighborhoods that were discriminated against, called ‘redlined areas,’ are known to have higher levels of air pollution from industry and vehicles, especially diesel-fueled trucks, buses and cars.

By Craig Boerner
Cosby Stone Jr., MD, MPH, examines patient Gregory Barker’s arm following Barker’s allergy test. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 18, 2024

Clinic marks 10th year of diagnosis and treatment of drug allergies

The clinic, celebrating its 10th year, has seen groundbreaking discoveries in personalized care and diagnosis for allergy, especially delayed drug allergy, and has advanced discoveries in the optimal process to test patients for drug allergies.

By Nancy Humphrey
Bradley Richmond, MD, PhD, demonstrates receiving an X-ray with the new imaging system.
August 1, 2024

VUMC adds X-ray velocimetry scanner to better detect lung dysfunction

Scanner combines fluoroscopy, a type of X-ray imaging that allows real-time visualization of body structures, with analytical software to visually document the lung’s air flow as color heat maps.

By Jill Clendening
Five masked clinicians in an emergency department prepare for a difficult airway procedure around a supine patient. One holds a video laryngoscope while others handle airway equipment, including a bag-valve mask and laryngeal mask airway; monitoring equipment and medical supplies surround the bed.
June 13, 2024

Multicenter study identifies method of preoxygenation that prevents hypoxemia and cardiac arrest during emergency tracheal intubation

Preoxygenation is the administration of supplemental oxygen prior to the start of a procedure to increase the content of oxygen in the lung and decrease the risk of hypoxemia

By Nancy Humphrey