Division of Allergy Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Archive — Page 6 of 13

Silver medical-alert necklace with a tag labeled “PENICILLIN ALLERGY” and “SEE WALLET CARD,” alongside a medical emblem.
September 29, 2022

Penicillin delabeling initiative expanding to more patient care areas

Efforts to correct mistaken or outdated penicillin allergy records are destined to spread to more patient care areas at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Paul Govern
Close-up of a person’s feet pedaling a stationary exercise bike, wearing black athletic shoes and white socks.
September 22, 2022

Reduced exercise capacity in ICU survivors

ICU survivors who have impaired exercise capacity months after discharge may have damaged muscle mitochondria — the energy powerhouses of the cell, Vanderbilt researchers propose.

By Kelsey Pinckard
Healthcare professional holding a transparent tablet displaying a chest X-ray and medical data, surrounded by digitally rendered virus particles and interface graphics.
September 8, 2022

PheWAS reveals post-COVID-19 diagnoses

Using a high-throughput informatics technique and electronic health records, Vanderbilt researchers found that COVID-19 survivors had an increased risk for more than 40 new diagnoses.

By Bill Snyder
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a gray-haired man wearing glasses, a white lab coat, light blue shirt, and red patterned tie.
August 10, 2022

Burn pit legislation hailed as a victory by physician who became veterans’ advocate

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a broad expansion of health care benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, and for Robert Miller, MD, professor of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and his Vanderbilt University Medical Center colleagues, the action is a long-awaited victory.

By Jill Clendening
Open orange prescription bottle lying on its side with numerous green-and-white capsules spilled onto a white surface.
August 4, 2022

Study shows success at disproving allergies to sulfa antibiotics

A Vanderbilt study shows that physicians can successfully identify and disprove low-risk sulfa antibiotic allergies using an oral antibiotic challenge in consenting patients prior to solid organ transplant.

By Nancy Humphrey
A clinical trial supports approval of a new medication to treat moderate-to-severe asthma in children.
July 21, 2022

Study explores role RSV plays in later asthma development

A Vanderbilt clinical project will follow 1,950 Middle Tennessee children to determine how genes and the environment interact with RSV infection during the first year of life and contribute to asthma development

By Leah Mann