Division of Infectious Diseases Archive — Page 14 of 14

A man smiles as a healthcare worker administers a flu shot to his upper arm while another person photographs the scene.
April 4, 2013

Vanderbilt researchers work to balance flu vaccine debate

Research in the last two years to examine the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine has raised public doubt about the flu shot’s effectiveness. But two Vanderbilt researchers co-wrote an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently to help balance the current debate.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of Timothy R. Sterling, M.D., wearing glasses, a suit, and tie against a neutral background.
March 14, 2013

New center to focus on treating, preventing TB

Vanderbilt University has established a tuberculosis center to expand and extend efforts to improve the treatment and prevention of this often fatal disease here and around the world.

By Bill Snyder
Futuristic blue-toned genetic information interface displaying the headings “GENETIC VARIATIONS,” “HEREDITY,” and “GENETIC DIVERSITY,” with other text partially obscured.
March 14, 2013

Recruitments bolster personalized medicine initiative

VUMC’s personalized medicine effort is getting a major boost with the recruitment of two physician-scientists from Australia who will increase Vanderbilt’s strength in translational immunology, the translation of basic immunological discoveries into clinically useful tools.

By Nancy Humphrey
Two healthcare workers converse beside open shelves stocked with medicines and supplies; one stands inside a pharmacy or dispensary area while the other stands outdoors.
October 25, 2012

HIV/AIDS-related efforts in Africa get $7 million boost

Vanderbilt University has received a major federal grant — just more than $7 million in the first year — to extend HIV/AIDS-related technical assistance and training in the rural province of Zambézia, Mozambique.

By Bill Snyder
Person viewed from behind holding up a chest X-ray against a white background; the X-ray shows the lungs and heart.
August 2, 2012

Early HIV treatment also can prevent TB: study

Anti-retroviral therapy can prevent tuberculosis, even in people with early HIV disease.

By Bill Snyder